Moktar Ould Daddah, the first president of Mauritania, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Mustafa Ould Salek.

Moktar Ould Daddah

President of Mauritania from 1960 to 1978

Moktar Ould Daddah was a Mauritanian politician who served as the country's first President after it gained its independence from France. Moktar served as the country's first Prime Minister from 1957 to 1961 and as its first President of Mauritania, a position he held for 18…

List of heads of state of Mauritania

This is a list of heads of state of Mauritania since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

1978 Mauritanian coup d'état

Military overthrow of Moktar Ould Daddah

The 1978 Mauritanian coup d'état was a bloodless military coup in Mauritania which took place on 10 July 1978. 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…

Mustafa Ould Salek

Mauritanian politician (1936–2012)

Col. Mustafa Ould Salek was the president of Mauritania from 1978 to 1979.