2005 Mauritanian coup d'état

A military coup took place in Mauritania on 3 August 2005. President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was ousted by the Armed Forces of Mauritania and replaced by the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (CMJD), headed by Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, while Taya was in Saudi Arabia attending the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. A constitutional referendum, parliamentary and presidential elections were scheduled and the coup leaders vowed not to contest any of the elections. The military government ended with the presidential election on 11 March 2007 as promised.

2005 Mauritanian coup d'état
A CIA WFB map of Mauritania
Date3 August 2005
LocationNouakchott, Mauritania
TypeMilitary coup
MotiveRegime change
TargetPresidential Palace, Nouakchott
Organised byEly Ould Mohamed Vall
ParticipantsFaction within the Armed Forces
OutcomeCoup succeeds
  • Overthrow of the government of President Taya.
  • The establishment of military rule under the CMJD headed by Colonel Vall.
  • Election of Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi as President in 2007.
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