Who was the colonizer that gave independence to Mauritania and who was the colonizers Prime Minister/president at that time
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Mauritania gained independence from France on November 28, 1960. The colonizer's Prime Minister at that time was Charles de Gaulle.
Who was the Nationalist leader and what was the political party called
The nationalist leader of Mauritania at the time of independence was Moktar Ould Daddah, and he was the founder of the Mauritanian People's Party (Parti du Peuple Mauritanien, PPM).