1979 Mauritanian coup d'état

1979 military coup in Mauritania June 2024 1979 Mauritanian coup d'état Mauritania-CIA WFB Map.png A CIA WFB map of Mauritania 6 April 1979 Nouakchott, Mauritania Military coup Regime change Presidential Palace, Nouakchott Ahmed Ould BouceifMohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla Faction within the Armed Forces Coup succeeds Dismissal of the CMRN. Formation of the CMSN. Resignation of Mustafa Ould Salek. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly assumed the presidency of the CMSN. Bouceif assumed the premiership, to be succeeded by Haidalla on his death. The 1979 Mauritanian coup d'état was a military coup in Mauritania which took place on 6 April 1979.http://countrystudies.us/mauritania/21.htm DOWNFALL OF OULD SALEK Robert E. Handloff Mauritania: A Country Study. 14 April 2021 The coup was led by Colonel Ahmed Ould Bouceif and Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, who seized power from President, Colonel Mustafa Ould Salek and the 20-member ruling Military Committee for National Recovery (CMRN), a military junta which was formed after a previous coup in 1978. The coup resulted in the dismissal of the CMRN and the creation of the 24-member junta, the Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN), initially under the presidency of Salek as a figurehead until his official resignation on 3 June.https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/04/archives/mauritanian-president-resins-11-months-after-coup-problems-over.html Mauritanian President Resigns 11 Months After Coup The New York Times 4 June 1979 26 March 20192023-12-22 Mauritanian President Quits https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/1979/06/04/mauritanian-president-quits/33afe3d5-52f5-437f-9343-2a88ec6cb784/ 2024-06-24 Washington Post en-US 0190-8286 He was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly. Bouceif was appointed prime minister, and served until his death in an airplane crash in Senegal on 27 May.https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/03/archives/war-clouds-hover-over-the-sahara.html The Death of Mauritania's Prime Minister Last Week Added Uncertainty The New York Times 3 June 1979 14 April 2021 He was succeeded by Haidalla on 31 May."Mauritania: The Haidalla Regime", Library of Congress Country Studies References Mauritania 30em Category:Coups d'état in Mauritania Category:1970s coups d'état Coup Category:1979 conflicts Category:April 1979 in Africa