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Daddah

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Mauritania's Premier Moktar Quid Daddah, 35, was just back from Paris and Washington with a $66 million World Bank loan.

From Time Magazine Archive

Today, with the help of French grants and loans, Daddah is slowly building a town; using seashells from the coast as a cheaper substitute for the gravel needed to make concrete.

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