The Military Committee for National Recovery ( ar, المجلس العسكري للإنعاش الوطني; french: Comité Militaire de Redressement National, CMRN) was a short-lived military
government
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of
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
after the
coup d'état
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that removed long-time
President
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Moktar Ould Daddah
Moktar Ould Daddah ( ar, مختار ولد داداه, Mukhtār Wald Dāddāh; December 25, 1924 – October 14, 2003) was a Mauritanian politician who led the country after it gained its independence from France. Daddah served as the country's ...
on July 10, 1978, until a
second coup on April 6, 1979.
It was headed by
Colonel
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Mustafa Ould Salek
Col. Mustafa Ould Salek ( ar, المصطفى ولد محمد السالك; 1936 – 18 December 2012) was the President of Mauritania from 1978 through 1979.
Biography
Mustafa Ould Salek was appointed army commander by longtime Pres ...
. It was followed by a second
junta
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, the
Military Committee for National Salvation
The Military Committee for National Salvation ( ar, المجلس العسكري للخلاص الوطني; french: Comité Militaire de Salut National, CMSN) was a military Politics of Mauritania, government of Mauritania that took power in the 197 ...
(CSMN).
See also
*
Military Committee for National Salvation
The Military Committee for National Salvation ( ar, المجلس العسكري للخلاص الوطني; french: Comité Militaire de Salut National, CMSN) was a military Politics of Mauritania, government of Mauritania that took power in the 197 ...
(CMSN) – Military government in 1979–92.
*
Military Council for Justice and Democracy
The Military Council for Justice and Democracy ( ar, المجلس العسكري للعدالة والديمقراطية; french: Conseil Militaire pour la Justice et la Démocratie, CMJD) was a supreme political body of Mauritania. It served as th ...
(CMJD) – Military government in 2005–07.
*
High Council of State (HCE) – Military government in 2008–09.
References
History of Mauritania
Politics of Mauritania
Government of Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...
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