1984 Mauritanian coup d'état

Military overthrow of President Haidalla June 2024 1984 Mauritanian coup d'état Mauritania-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Mauritania 12 December 1984 Nouakchott, Mauritania Military coup Regime change Presidential Palace, Nouakchott Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Faction within the Armed Forces Coup succeeds Overthrow of Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla. Taya assumed the presidency of the CMSN. The 1984 Mauritanian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Mauritania which took place on 12 December 1984.1984-12-14 LE COUP D'ÉTAT EN MAURITANIE Le colonel Taya : un nationaliste intègre et compétent https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1984/12/14/le-coup-d-etat-en-mauritanie-le-colonel-taya-un-nationaliste-integre-et-competent_3139424_1819218.html 2024-06-24 Le Monde.fr fr The coup was led by the Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, who seized power in the capital Nouakchott while the President, Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, was out of the country.The New York Times MAURITANIA COUP OUSTS PRESIDENT https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/13/world/mauritania-coup-ousts-president.html December 13, 1984 March 19, 2019 Haidalla was attending a francophone summit in Bujumbura, Burundi. Taya had assumed the presidency of the 24-member ruling Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN), a military junta which was created following an earlier coup in 1979. Reports from Nouakchott said the coup had caused no disruption and business remained normal. Military reinforcements were evident near the radio and television stations and a few public buildings, the reports said. After initially fleeing to Brazzaville, People's Republic of the Congo, Haidalla returned to the country a day later,The New York Times AROUND THE WORLD; Mauritania's President Arrested by Coup Leader https://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/14/world/around-the-world-mauritania-s-president-arrested-by-coup-leader.html?n=Top%2FNews%2FWorld%2FCountries+and+Territories%2FMauritania December 14, 1984 March 19, 2019 and he was arrested and imprisoned until 1988.Associated Press Former Mauritanian President Released https://apnews.com/article/52d73d89c37cdb98072bfe4c403bbf59 December 12, 1988 April 14, 2021 References Mauritania 30em Category:Coups d'état in Mauritania Category:1980s coups d'état Coup Category:1984 conflicts Category:December 1984 in Africa