1980 Mauritanian coup d'état

1980 Mauritanian coup d'état

A CIA WFB map of Mauritania
Date	4 January 1980
Location	Nouakchott, Mauritania
Type	Military coup
Motive	Regime change
Target	Presidential Palace, Nouakchott
Organised by	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
Participants	Faction within the Armed Forces
Outcome	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.^[1] Haidalla had assumed the presidency of the 24-member ruling Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN),^[1][2] 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.^[2][3]

References

1. "President of Mauritania Is Reported Overthrown". The New York Times. 6 January 1980. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
2. "Mauritania: The Haidalla Regime", Library of Congress Country Studies
3. "LA DIRECTION D'UN NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT CIVIL SERA CONFIÉE À M. OULD BNEIJARA". Le Monde.fr (in French). 16 December 1980. Retrieved 24 June 2024.