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President Moktar Ould Daddah of Mauritania is ousted in a bloodless coup d'état.
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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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mauritania
Country in Northwest Africa
Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to the north and northwest, Algeria to the northeast, Mali to the east and southeast, and Senegal to the southwest. By…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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