2017 in Mauritania

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2017
in
Mauritania

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The following lists events in the year 2017 in Mauritania.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

August[edit]

  • 5 August - Mauritanians vote on the constitutional referendum to abolish the Senate and add red bands to the flag. Criticism of President Aziz's attempts at suppressing opposition also arises.[1]
  • 7 August - Results from the constitutional referendum show that 85% of Mauritanian voters want to abolish the Senate with a turnout of 53.73%.[2]

Deaths[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mauritanians to vote on controversial constitutional changes".
  2. ^ "Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum".
  3. ^ "Mauritanie: décès de l'ancien président mauritanien Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (2005-2007)". french.china.org.cn (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2017.