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Mauritania
Index
In the absence of political parties, in 1987 political
demands found informal expression only through the various
interest groups within Mauritanian society. Their interaction
with the military government provided some indication of the
regime's support. Four interest groups offered contrasts in how
they related to government: blacks, who questioned the legitimacy
of any government headed by Maures; traditional elites, whose
importance diminished under the military; women, whose limited
political strength has come only at the sufferance of the
government; and labor unions. Mauritania's most important
interest group was the military, for which the rules of politics
were different
(see Role of the Military in Society
, ch. 5).
Data as of June 1988
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