Question

During this leader’s exile, his brother Ahmed led the UFD opposition party, which splintered when Haratin activists formed El-Hor. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this “Islamic socialist” who jointly occupied Western Sahara’s Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic with Morocco to achieve his vision of a “Greater Mauritania.”
ANSWER: Mokhtar Ould Daddah [accept Ahmed Ould Daddah] (The UFD was the Union of Democratic Forces.)
[10m] Ould Daddah settled a border dispute with Modibo, an “African socialist” scion (“SY-on”) of this Mandinka dynasty traced from before the 1200s. This family included Aoua (“OW-ah”), a midwife and women’s activist, and Salif, the “Golden Voice of Africa.”
ANSWER: Keïta dynasty [accept Modibo Keïta; accept Salif Keïta; accept Aoua Kéita] (The family claims descent from Sundiata Keita.)
[10e] Côte d’Ivoire pushed a state named for this kingdom to withdraw from Modibo Keïta’s Mali Federation. The People’s Republic of Benin overthrew a republic named for this kingdom, whose Mino were nicknamed “Amazons.”
ANSWER: Dahomey [or Kingdom of Dahomey; accept Dahomey Amazons; accept Republic of Dahomey or République du Dahomey; accept Colony of Dahomey and Dependencies or Colonie du Dahomey et dépendances]
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Yale ATexas0101020
Toronto ANorth Carolina A001010
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