2005 Mauritanian coup d'état
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2005-mauritanian-coup-d-tat-177-2773614
title:
2005 Mauritanian coup d'état
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A military coup took place in Mauritania on 3 August 2005. President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was ousted by the Armed Forces of Mauritania and replaced by the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (CMJD), headed by Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, while Taya was in Saudi Arabia attending the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. A constitutional referendum, parliamentary and presidential elections were scheduled and the coup leaders vowed not to contest any of the elections. The military governmen
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Military overthrow of President Taya
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Mauritanian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
date created:
2006-11-20T14:45:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T23:18:23Z
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