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The '''2008 Mauritanian coup d'état''' took place in ] on Wednesday, ], ]. The '''2008 Mauritanian coup d'état''' took place in ] on Wednesday, ], ].


Early in the morning of ], ] Abdallahi replaced senior army officers; at 9:20 am he was seized from his home by members of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion) in a military coup.<ref name=Reuters/> Mauritania's presidential spokesman Abdoulaye Mamadouba said Presiden Abdallahi, Prime Minister ] and the interior minister, were arrested by by renegade Senior Mauritanian army officers, unknown troops and a group of generals, and were held under house arrest at the presidential palace in ].<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> In the apparently successful and bloodless ], Abdallahi's daughter, Amal Mint Cheikh Abdallahi said: "The security agents of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion) came to our home and took away my father."<ref></ref> Early in the morning of ], ] Abdallahi replaced senior army officers; at 9:20 am he was seized from his home by members of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion) in a military coup.<ref name=Reuters/> Mauritania's presidential spokesman Abdoulaye Mamadouba said ] ], ] ] and the interior minister, were arrested by by renegade Senior Mauritanian army officers, unknown troops and a group of generals, and were held under house arrest at the presidential palace in ].<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> In the apparently successful and bloodless ], Abdallahi's daughter, Amal Mint Cheikh Abdallahi said: "The security agents of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion) came to our home and took away my father."<ref></ref>


The coup plotters are top fired Mauritania’s security forces, which include General ], General ], General ], and Brigadier General (Aqid) Ahmad Ould Bakri.<ref></ref> The coup plotters are top fired Mauritania’s security forces, which include General ], General ], General ], and Brigadier General (Aqid) Ahmad Ould Bakri.<ref></ref> ] reported that a new state council would be run by Muhammad Al-‘Aziz.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_re_af/mauritania_coup|title=Mauritania army stages coup; junta takes charge|last=Mohamed|first=Ahmed|date=2008-08-06|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref> The state council said that Abdallahi was now the "former president."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/06/AR2008080600720.html|title=Mauritania forces stage coup after officers sacked|last=Fertey|first=Vincent|coauthors=Sylla, Ibrahima|date=2008-08-06|work=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref>


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The 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état took place in Mauritania on Wednesday, August 6, 2008.

Early in the morning of August 6, 2008 Abdallahi replaced senior army officers; at 9:20 am he was seized from his home by members of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion) in a military coup. Mauritania's presidential spokesman Abdoulaye Mamadouba said President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed Waghf and the interior minister, were arrested by by renegade Senior Mauritanian army officers, unknown troops and a group of generals, and were held under house arrest at the presidential palace in Nouakchott. In the apparently successful and bloodless coup d'état, Abdallahi's daughter, Amal Mint Cheikh Abdallahi said: "The security agents of the BASEP (Presidential Security Battalion) came to our home and took away my father."

The coup plotters are top fired Mauritania’s security forces, which include General Muhammad Ould ‘Abd Al-‘Aziz, General Muhammad Ould Al-Ghazwani, General Philippe Swikri, and Brigadier General (Aqid) Ahmad Ould Bakri. State television reported that a new state council would be run by Muhammad Al-‘Aziz. The state council said that Abdallahi was now the "former president."

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  2. afp.google.com, Coup in Mauritania as president, PM arrested
  3. news.bbc.co.uk, Troops stage 'coup' in Mauritania
  4. ap.google.com, Coup under way in Mauritania: president's office
  5. telegraph.co.uk,Mauritania president under house arrest as army stages coup
  6. themedialine.org, Generals Seize Power in Mauritanian Coup
  7. Mohamed, Ahmed (2008-08-06). "Mauritania army stages coup; junta takes charge". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  8. Fertey, Vincent (2008-08-06). "Mauritania forces stage coup after officers sacked". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-08-06. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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