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Daddah

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[dad-uh, dah-dah] / ˈdæd ə, ˈdɑ dɑ /

noun

  1. Mokhtar Ould 1924–2003, Mauritanian statesman: first president of the Republic of Mauritania 1961–78.


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Mauritania's President Moktar Ould Daddah, for instance, had been overthrown by a military coup shortly before he was supposed to leave for Nouakchott Airport to catch a plane to Khartoum.

From Time Magazine Archive

With the money, Moktar Quid Daddah hopes to build himself a country.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Moktar Ould Daddah, 37, is popular conservative who reflects Arab rather than African policies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mauritania's pro-French Premier Si Moktar Ould Daddah promptly branded them "traitors," begged France not to judge his country by the doings of a few "wild men."

From Time Magazine Archive

"That's what Daddah says when he wants me to work in my garden," said Mary Jane.

From Mary Jane—Her Visit by Judson, Clara Ingram

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