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| Date | 4 January 1980 |
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| Location | Nouakchott,Mauritania |
| Type | Military coup |
| Motive | Regime change |
| Target | Presidential Palace, Nouakchott |
| Organised by | Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla |
| Participants | Faction within theArmed Forces |
| Outcome | Coup succeeds
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The1980 Mauritanian coup d'état was amilitarycoup inMauritania which took place on 4 January 1980.
The coup was led by the Prime Minister, ColonelMohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, who seized power from the President, Lieutenant-ColonelMohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly.[1] Haidalla had assumed the presidency of the 24-member rulingMilitary Committee for National Salvation (CMSN),[1][2] amilitary junta which was created following an earlier coup in 1979.
Following the coup, Haidalla continued to serve as both President and Prime Minister until 12 December 1980, when he appointed a civilian government withSid'Ahmed Ould Bneijara as Prime Minister.[2][3]
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