Staatsstreich in Mauretanien 1978
The 1978 Mauritanian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Mauritania which took place on 10 July 1978.[1][2] The coup, led by the Army Chief of Staff, Colonel Mustafa Ould Salek, who commanded a group of junior officers, overthrew President Moktar Ould Daddah, who ruled the country since independence from France in 1960. Salek had assumed the presidency of a newly-formed military junta, the 20-member Military Committee for National Recovery (CMRN).[1][3]
Reports from the capital Nouakchott said no shooting had been heard in the city, and no casualties had been announced.[1]
After a period of imprisonment, Ould Daddah was allowed to go into exile in France in August 1979, and was allowed to return to Mauritania on 17 July 2001.[4]
References
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- ↑ a b c Military Takes Over in Mauritania With a Reportedly Bloodless Coup. The New York Times, 11. Juli 1978, abgerufen am 24. April 2020.
- ↑ MAURITANIA REGIME HELD PRO‐WESTERN. The New York Times, 12. Juli 1978, abgerufen am 24. April 2020.
- ↑ Archived copy. Archiviert vom am 20. Dezember 2012; abgerufen am 19. Dezember 2012.
- ↑ "Ousted Mauritanian president due home from 23 years in exile". Agence France Presse, 17 July 2001.