1980 Mauritanian coup d'état

1980 military coup in Mauritania June 2024 1980 Mauritanian coup d'état Mauritania-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Mauritania 4 January 1980 Nouakchott, Mauritania Military coup Regime change Presidential Palace, Nouakchott Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Faction within the Armed Forces Coup succeeds Overthrow of Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly. Haidalla assumed the presidency of the CMSN. The 1980 Mauritanian coup d'état was a military coup in Mauritania which took place on 4 January 1980. The coup was led by the prime minister, Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, who seized power from the president, Lieutenant-Colonel Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly.The New York Times President of Mauritania Is Reported Overthrown https://www.nytimes.com/1980/01/06/archives/president-of-mauritania-is-reported-overthrown.html January 6, 1980 March 28, 2021 Haidalla had assumed the presidency of the 24-member ruling Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN),"Mauritania: The Haidalla Regime", Library of Congress Country Studies a military junta which was created following an earlier coup in 1979. Following the coup, Haidalla continued to serve as both president and prime minister until 12 December 1980, when he appointed a civilian government with Sid'Ahmed Ould Bneijara as prime minister.1980-12-16 LA DIRECTION D'UN NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT CIVIL SERA CONFIÉE À M. OULD BNEIJARA https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1980/12/16/la-direction-d-un-nouveau-gouvernement-civil-sera-confiee-a-m-ould-bneijara_2808583_1819218.html 2024-06-24 Le Monde.fr fr References Mauritania 30em Category:Coups d'état in Mauritania Mauritanian coup d'etat Coup Mauritanian coup d'etat Mauritanian coup d'etat