What the records say
- When
- 8 Jun 1976 – 9 Jun 1976
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 18.10° N, 15.95° W
- Description
- 1976 raid
Nouakchott raid (1976)
The raid on Nouakchott in June 1976 was a significant military operation carried out by the Polisario Front, a Western Saharan guerrilla group, against the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. Led by their leader El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed, the Polisario forces aimed to overthrow the regime of President Moktar Ould Daddah.
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