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2011 in Mauritania

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Other events of 2011Timeline of Mauritanian history

The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Mauritania.

Contents

January

  • January 17 - A woman is sentenced to six months imprisonment in Mauritania for keeping two children in slave-like conditions.

    • February

  • February 2 - The army in Mauritania destroy a car packed with explosives outside the capital Nouakchott, killing three people suspected of being members of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

    • April

  • April 25 - Hundreds of people demonstrating during a "day of rage" against the regime of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz are tear gassed by police, while others are arrested and opposition MPs deterred from joining the protests.

    • June

  • June 25 - Forces from Mauritania and Mali clash with al-Qaeda militants in Mali, destroying a base; several bodies are later found.

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    2011 in Mauritania Wikipedia
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