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1981 Mauritanian coup attempt, the Glossary

The 1981 Mauritanian coup attempt was a violent coup attempt in Mauritania which took place on 16 March 1981.^[1]

19 relations: Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi, Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania, Armed Forces of Mauritania, Capital punishment, Central Intelligence Agency, Coup d'état, Library of Congress, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, Mauritania, Mauritania Islamic Air Force, Military Committee for National Salvation, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Nouakchott, Presidential Palace, Nouakchott, Regime change, Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara, The New York Times, The World Factbook, Urban warfare.
1981 in Mauritania
Attempted coups d'état in Mauritania
Conflicts in 1981
March 1981 events in Africa

Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi

Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi (born in 1939 – died on 26 March 1981) was a Mauritanian military officer and political leader and acting Prime Minister of Mauritania between 28 and 31 May 1979.

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Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania

The Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania (French, Alliance pour une Mauritanie démocratique, AMD) was a Mauritanian clandestine opposition movement.

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The Armed Forces of Mauritania (translit, Armée Nationale Mauritanienne) is the defence force of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, having an army, navy, air force, gendarmerie, and presidential guard.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Coup d'état

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (Ma‘āwiyah wuld Sīdi Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭāya‘ / Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya; born 28 November 1941) is a Mauritanian military officer who served as the President of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005.

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Mauritania

Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign 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 land area Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and 28th-largest in the world; 90% of its territory is in the Sahara.

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Mauritania Islamic Air Force

The Mauritania Islamic Air Force (Force Aérienne Islamique de Mauritanie or FAIM) is the air force of the Armed Forces of Mauritania.

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Military Committee for National Salvation

The Military Committee for National Salvation (المجلس العسكري للخلاص الوطني; Comité Militaire de Salut National, CMSN) was a military Government of Mauritania that took power in the 1979 coup d'état.

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Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla

Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla (محمد خونا ولد هيداله Muḥammad Khouna Wald Haidalla; born 1940) was the head of state of Mauritania (Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation, CMSN) from 4 January 1980 to 12 December 1984.

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Nouakchott

Nouakchott (translit; Nuwaaksoot; Nuwaasoot; Nuwasooto; Nwakcoṭ, originally derived from Nawākšūṭ, 'place of the winds') page 273.

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Presidential Palace, Nouakchott

The Presidential Palace, informally called the Gray Palace, is the residence for the President of Mauritania, located in Nouakchott.

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Regime change

Regime change is the partly forcible or coercive replacement of one government regime with another.

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Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara

Sid'Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947 – 30 August 2017) was the 4th Prime Minister of Mauritania from December 12, 1980, until April 25, 1981.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The World Factbook

The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.

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Urban warfare

Urban warfare is warfare in urban areas such as towns and cities.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Mauritanian_coup_attempt

Also known as 1981 Mauritanian coup d'état attempt.