Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi

Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (born in 1939 – died on 26 March 1981)^[1] was a Mauritanian military officer and political leader and acting Prime Minister of Mauritania between 28 and 31 May 1979.^[2][3]

Biography

He took part in the coup d'état that overthrew Mustafa Ould Salek and helped Ahmed Ould Bouceif to become the Prime Minister.

After Ould Bouceif died in an airplane crash on 27 May 1979,^[4] Ould Sidi temporarily took his place (only for 3 days). On 31 May 1979, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla replaced him and started to gather all political power in his hands. Ould Sidi remained Vice-president and Chief of Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN) until the beginning of 1980, when Ould Haidalla eliminated all potential counter candidates. Soon he joined the Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania (AMD), connected to former President Moktar Ould Daddah.

On 16 March 1981 he staged a coup d'état against Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla with the help of former officer Mohamed Ould Abdelkader, former Air Force Commander. The putsch did not succeed, it completely failed and encouraged the President to take a harder course and abandon civil rule. Both, coup leaders, Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi and Mohamed Ould Abdelkader were executed by firing squad soon after the failed coup.^[5][6][7]

References

1. "LA TENTATIVE DE PUTSCH DE NOUAKCHOTT Le chef de l'État rejette le recours en grâce des quatre officiers condamnés à mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1981-03-26. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
2. Cahoon, Ben. "Mauritania leaders". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
3. "The Death of Mauritania's Prime Minister Last Week Added Uncertainty (Published 1979)". 1979-06-03. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
4. "Premier ministre et " homme fort " du régime militaire Le colonel Ould Bouceif trouve la mort dans un accident d'avion". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1979-05-29. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
5. Handloff, Robert E., ed. (1988). "22. The Haidalla Regime". Mauritania: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
6. "LA TENTATIVE DE PUTSCH DE NOUAKCHOTT Le chef de l'État rejette le recours en grâce des quatre officiers condamnés à mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1981-03-26. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
7. "Lettre émouvante de Feu Ahmed Salem Ould Sidi à son épouse Mané". Alwiam info (in French). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-09-30.

Political offices
Preceded by Ahmed Ould Bouceif	Prime Minister of Mauritania (acting). 1979	Succeeded by Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla