What the records say
- When
- 4 Jan 1980
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 18.09° N, 15.98° W
- Description
- 1980 military coup in Mauritania
1980 Mauritanian coup d'état
1980 military coup in Mauritania
The 1980 Mauritanian coup d'état was a military coup in Mauritania which took place on 4 January 1980.
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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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