Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (, "", also transliterated as "Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya") (born November 28, 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the president of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005. Having come to power through a military coup, he was ousted by a military coup himself in 2005. Prior to his presidency, he was the 5th Prime Minister of Mauritania between 1981 to 1992 (except for a brief period in 1984).