1980 Mauritanian coup d'état
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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.
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Date | 4 January 1980 |
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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
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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]