As Mauritanian elections close in, worries circulate in a country that has a long and familiar history with military leadership overthrowing civilian governments
Mauritania has been home to several military coups, leaving its people with the unfulfilled dream of a peaceful government transition.
A string of coups began in Mauritania after its independence in 1960. In 1978, a mere 18 years later, Colonel Mustafa Ould Salek overthrew the country’s first President Moktar Ould Daddah.Colonel Mustafa only stayed in power for a year, before being similarly ousted by Lt. Col. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly, who also barely remained in power for another year before being overthrown by Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla in 1980.
Shortly after assuming power, he came to realise the extent of the military’s influence and power after trying to marginalise the Presidential Guard’s Chief of Staff Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the Army’s Chief of Staff Mohamed Ould El Ghazouani. He adds that these elections may be the chance Mauritania needs to gain its freedom by defeating the regime’s favoured candidate and electing a civilian candidate.
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