Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1960, Republic of Mauritania nweere onwe ya na France. Esemokwu dị na mpaghara Spanish nke Western Sahara n'afọ 1976 rụpụtara na Mauritania jikọtara akụkụ ya, wee wepụ ya na Morocco na 1979. Ndị agha Mauritania chụpụrụ Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya bụ onye ọchịchị aka ike na-eje ozi ogologo oge wee dochie ya na Military Council maka Ikpe Ziri Ezi na Democracy na a
Ọchịchị coup d'état na 2005. E mere iwu ọhụrụ n'afọ 2006. Ntuliaka na-enweghị isi na 2007 kpalitere ọgbaghara ọzọ na 2008. A họpụtara onye ndu nke 2005 coup, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, onye isi ala na 2009. Mgbe afọ iri nke ịbụ onye isi ala ya gasịrị, mmeri Mohamed Ould Ghazouani na ntuli aka onye isi ala Mauritania nke afọ 2019 ka e gosipụtara dị ka nke mbụ mgbanwe udo nke ike na mba ahụ kemgbe nnwere onwe.