What the records say
- When
- 10 Jul 1978
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 18.09° N, 15.98° W
- Description
- military overthrow of Moktar Ould Daddah
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 country since independence from France in 1960.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Mauritania”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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