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The '''2008 ]n ]''' took place in ] on Wednesday ] ] when the Mauritanian President ] was thrown out of power by the top generals he had just replaced.<ref>http://www.france24.com/en/20080806-president-prime-minister-arrested-apparent-mauritania-coup-soldiers&navi=MONDE</ref> The '''2008 Mauritanian ]''' took place in ] on ] ] when the Mauritanian President ] was thrown out of power by the top generals he had just replaced.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.france24.com/en/20080806-president-prime-minister-arrested-apparent-mauritania-coup-soldiers&navi=MONDE|title=Coup leaders form new state council in Mauritania|date=2008-08-06|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref>


== Details == == Details ==
Early in the morning of ], ] Abdallahi replaced senior army officers; at 9:20 am he was seized from his home by members of the Presidential Security Battalion (BASEP for Bataillon de la sécurité présidentielle) in a military coup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coup d'Etat militaire en Mauritanie |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2008/08/06/coup-d-etat-militaire-en-mauritanie_1080856_3212.html |publisher=Le Monde |date=2008-08-06 |accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref> 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> Early in the morning, Abdallahi replaced senior army officers; at 9:20 am he was seized from his home by members of the Presidential Security Battalion (BASEP for Bataillon de la sécurité présidentielle) in a military coup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coup d'Etat militaire en Mauritanie |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2008/08/06/coup-d-etat-militaire-en-mauritanie_1080856_3212.html |publisher=] |date=2008-08-06 |accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref> 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>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jOO7pbj1cpN3prZXm_VhJU6BcZlw|title=Coup in Mauritania as president, PM arrested|date=2008-08-06|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7544834.stm|title=Troops stage coup in Mauritania |date=2008-08-06|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hmqqO8XJixmimcunkNvDYctnppTgD92CO0CO1|title=Coup under way in Mauritania: president's office|date=2008-08-06|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</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>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mauritania/2509991/Mauritania-president-under-house-arrest-as-army-stages-coup.html|title=Mauritania president under house arrest as army stages coup |last=McElroy|first=Damien|date=2008-08-06|publisher=]|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</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> The coup plotters are top fired Mauritania’s security forces, which include General ], General ], General ], and Brigadier General (Aqid) Ahmad Ould Bakri.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=22334|title=Generals Seize Power in Mauritanian Coup|date=2008-08-06|publisher=The Media Line|accessdate=2008-08-06}}</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>


== See also == == See also ==

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The 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état took place in Mauritania on 6 August 2008 when the Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was thrown out of power by the top generals he had just replaced.

Details

Early in the morning, Abdallahi replaced senior army officers; at 9:20 am he was seized from his home by members of the Presidential Security Battalion (BASEP for Bataillon de la sécurité présidentielle) 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."

See also

References

  1. "Coup leaders form new state council in Mauritania". France 24. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  2. "Coup d'Etat militaire en Mauritanie". Le Monde. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  3. "Coup in Mauritania as president, PM arrested". Associated Press. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. "Troops stage coup in Mauritania". BBC News. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  5. "Coup under way in Mauritania: president's office". Associated Press. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  6. McElroy, Damien (2008-08-06). "Mauritania president under house arrest as army stages coup". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  7. "Generals Seize Power in Mauritanian Coup". The Media Line. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  8. Mohamed, Ahmed (2008-08-06). "Mauritania army stages coup; junta takes charge". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  9. 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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