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Veteran Activist Boubacar Ould Messaoud Battles Slavery in Mauritania
March 25, 2026
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At 80 years old, Boubacar Ould Messaoud remains a tireless advocate for ending slavery in Mauritania. Learn about his decades-long fight against this human rights crisis.
Boubacar Ould Messaoud, an 80-year-old veteran activist, has dedicated his life to eradicating the scourge of slavery in Mauritania. For over four decades, he has been at the forefront of the struggle to liberate those trapped in this inhumane practice and to bring an end to one of the world's last remaining systems of hereditary slavery.
Messaoud's unwavering commitment to this cause was evident in his own words:
Source: The New York Times
modern slavery
Africa
Boubacar Ould Messaoud (1945-2026)
Deaths (Obituaries)
Mauritania
