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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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Host Hassan neatly averted the problem of sitting alongside an old enemy, Mauritania's President Moktar Ould Daddah, by having his placard lettered "Kingdom of Morocco."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Defying Morocco, Mauritania's Sorbonne-educated Premier Moktar Ould Daddah, 38, has argued all along that there is no historical basis for union, and that the two countries have neither lan guage nor ethnic origins in common.

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When Daddah took over, Mauritania had not even a capital; as part of the old French West Africa, it had been administered from St.-Louis, across the frontier in Senegal.

From Time Magazine Archive

"As soon as I'm dressed, Daddah?" asked Mary Jane.

From Mary Jane: Her Book by Judson, Clara Ingram

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