Zeidane Ould Hmeida
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Zeidane Ould Hmeida is a former politician in Mauritania. He was the Minister of Industry and Mines under former president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya. Hmeida was deposed in August 2005 along with Taya. Hmeida is infamous for his involvements with the Woodside Petroleum and amendments that provided for a lower state quota in the profit-oil, and reduced taxes by 15 percent in certain zones. They also eased environmental constraints, and extended the length and scope of the exploitation and exploration monopoly, among other measures. He was arrested in January 2006 by the on charges of "serious crimes against the country's essential economic interests". It was estimated that the amendments could cost Mauritania up to 200 million dollars a year.
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