Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947 – 30 August 2017) was the 4th

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from December 12, 1980 to April 25, 1981.

Biography

He had a short term as the governor of

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in summer 1978. He was first appointed by

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Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah of the

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(CMSN), on December 12, 1980, to replace Haidallah himself. Ould Bneijara, who was not a military man, was to lead the return to civilian government. On April 25, 1981, less than five months later, Ould Bneijara was again dismissed, after Col. Haidallah had decided to reinstate military rule. This came as a result of the March 18 attempt at a

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by the Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania (AMD). His successor,

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya ( ar, معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع, 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 P ...

, on 12 December 1984 depose Col. Haidallah and himself rule the country until 2005. Ould Bneijara died in the country of Spain.

References

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