Word: ould
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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. One by one, the former French colonies that backed Morocco's claims have all dropped out of the battle. Algeria's militant Ahmed Ben Bella allowed recently that Mauritania's nationhood is a "reality." Last week even neighboring Mali, which also claimed part of Mauritania and permitted pro-Moroccan guerrillas to raid the desert nation a year ago, finally...
Political Maturity Political parties: 1. Voters: 82%. Effective rulers are nation's dozen tribal chieftains. President Moktar Ould Daddah, 37, is popular conservative who reflects Arab rather than African policies. No daily press...
This week a blue-ribbon jury of noted economists from ten nations,* completing a 14-month study for the United Nations, reached a similar conclusion. Considering the burden of the arms race, said the report, disarmament "w'ould be a blessing to all mankind." Among the findings: > The world's military spending now is roughly $120 billion annually, about 8-9% of all goods and services. About 85% of the total is spent by seven countries: the U.S.. Britain, the Soviet Union, West Germany, France, Canada and Red China. Armies number about 20 million. Probably 30 million...
will launch an intensive letter writing campaign this afternoon to win support for President Kennedy's latest disarmament proposal. The ould allow Soviet scientists to inspect obsolete United States nuclear weapons. organization is attempting to get University students sympathetic to the write their Congressmen. Tocsin will provide typewriters and information and tomorrow in its offices in the "B" entry basement of Mather Hall. In . Tocsin personnel will be on hand to aid any students who need help with , a spokesman said...
...Senegal's President Léopold Sédar Senghor and Premier Mamadu Dia, Niger's President Hamani Diori, the Upper Volta's President Maurice Yameogo, Dahomey's Premier Hubert Maga, Mauritania's President Mocktar and Ould Daddah, Cameroun's President Ahmadou Ahidjo, plus ministers plenipotentiary of the Central African Republic, Gabon and Chad. But Mali sent only an observer; Togo, currently feuding with Houphouet-Boigny, did not attend...