Moktar Ould Daddah
He established a one-party state , with his Mauritanian People's Party being the sole legal political entity in the country , and followed a policy of "Islamic socialism" with many nationalizations of private businesses; in foreign affairs , he joined the Non-Aligned Movement and maintained strong links with Mao Zedong and the People's Republic of China , but he also accepted Western ( especially French ) foreign aid . 
<triplet> People's Republic of China <subj> one-party state <obj> basic form of government