1981 Mauritanian coup attempt

1981 military coup attempt in Mauritania June 2024 1981 Mauritanian coup d'état attempt Mauritania-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Mauritania 16 March 1981 Nouakchott, Mauritania Military coup Regime change Presidential Palace, Nouakchott Ahmed Salim Ould SidiMohamed Abdelkader Faction within the Armed Forces / AMD movement Coup fails Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla and CMSN remains in power. The 1981 Mauritanian coup attempt was a violent coup attempt in Mauritania which took place on 16 March 1981."MAURITANIA REPORTS IT HAS FOILED AN ATTEMPTED COUP BY 2 EXILES", New York Times, March 17, 1981. The coup attempt, staged by elements of the military and opposition Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania (AMD) movement, was led by Lieutenant-Colonel Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi and Lieutenant-Colonel Mohamed Abdelkader, and resulted in heavy fighting in the capital Nouakchott, before conspirators were defeated by troops loyal to the Head of State (CMSN chairman), Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla.1981-03-26 LA TENTATIVE DE PUTSCH DE NOUAKCHOTT Le chef de l'État rejette le recours en grâce des quatre officiers condamnés à mort https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1981/03/26/la-tentative-de-putsch-de-nouakchott-le-chef-de-l-etat-rejette-le-recours-en-grace-des-quatre-officiers-condamnes-a-mort_3040150_1819218.html 2024-06-24 Le Monde.fr fr Abdelkader (former Air Force commander) and Sidi (former CMSN Vice-chairman) were both subsequently executed after the coup attempt.Handloff Robert E. Mauritania: A Country Study 1988 Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress http://countrystudies.us/mauritania/22.htm 20 January 2026 22. The Haidalla Regime On 25 April, Haidalla and the CMSN decided to replace the fledgling civilian government of Sid'Ahmed Ould Bneijara (appointed on 12 December 1980) with a six-member military government headed by Colonel Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya."Career Soldier Takes Over As Premier of Mauritania", New York Times, April 27, 1981. References Mauritania 30em Category:1980s coups d'état Coup attempt Category:1981 conflicts Category:March 1981 in Africa Category:Attempted coups d'état in Mauritania