UN Integrated Regional Information Networks
23 April 2008
President Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Cheikh took office as Mauritania's first democratically elected civilian president in 47 years one year ago on 19 April 2007. He marked the completion of his first year in office facing down terrorist threats and a shaky economic outlook. Abdullahi is nonetheless expected to continue on the path of reform, analysts told IRIN.
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