2020 in Mauritania

Decades:	2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ; ;
See also:	History of Mauritania; List of years in Mauritania;

The following lists events in the year 2020 in Mauritania.

Incumbents

President: Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
Prime Minister: Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (until 6 August), Mohamed Ould Bilal (starting 6 August)

1 January - New Year's Day, Public holidays in Mauritania^[1]
13 March – The first case of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed.^[2]
30 March – The first COVID-19 death in the country is reported.^[3]
1 May - Labour Day, public holiday^[1]
23 May - Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan), public holiday^[1]
25 May - African Liberation Day, public holiday^[1]
31 July – Tabaski (Feast of the Sacrifice), public holiday^[1]
18 August – Former president Mohamed uld Abdel Aziz (2008-2019) is arrested on charges of corruption.^[4]
21 August - Islamic New Year, public holiday^[1]
16 December – Couscous is added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.^[5]

November 23 – Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, 82, politician, President (2007–2008).^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Holidays and observances in Mauritania in 2020". www.timeanddate.com. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "Mauritania confirms first coronavirus case". CNA. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ "موريتانيا تعلن عن أول حالة وفاة بسبب "كورونا"". الأخبار: أول وكالة أنباء موريتانية مستقلة (in Arabic). 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
^ "Detenido Abdel Aziz, el hombre fuerte de Mauritania durante más de una década". www.efe.com (in Spanish). EFE. August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ "UNESCO adds couscous to list of intangible world heritage". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
^ Ex-Mauritanian President Ould Cheikh Abdallah Dies Aged 82 - State Media