<p> Mauritania's former president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the West African state's first democratically elected president, died overnight, his family members and the president's office said Monday.</p>.<p>The politician died at a private clinic in the capital Nouakchott after suffering heart complications, according to his relatives.</p>.<p>Born in 1938, Abdallahi became the first democratically elected head of state in Mauritania in April 2007.</p>.<p>But he only governed for 15 months before Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a general, deposed him in a military coup.</p>.<p>Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz himself ruled as president of Mauritania between 2009 and 2019, before being succeeded by Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.</p>.<p>The country's presidency on Monday announced three days of mourning after his death.</p>
<p> Mauritania's former president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the West African state's first democratically elected president, died overnight, his family members and the president's office said Monday.</p>.<p>The politician died at a private clinic in the capital Nouakchott after suffering heart complications, according to his relatives.</p>.<p>Born in 1938, Abdallahi became the first democratically elected head of state in Mauritania in April 2007.</p>.<p>But he only governed for 15 months before Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a general, deposed him in a military coup.</p>.<p>Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz himself ruled as president of Mauritania between 2009 and 2019, before being succeeded by Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.</p>.<p>The country's presidency on Monday announced three days of mourning after his death.</p>