Ahmed Ould Bouceif
Lieutenant colonel Ahmed Ould Bouceif | |
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أحمد ولد بوسيف | |
| Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
| In office 6 April 1979 – 27 May 1979 | |
| President | Mustafa Ould Salek |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi |
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| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War |
Lt. Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif (Arabic: أحمد ولد بوسيف, 1934 – 27 May 1979) was a Mauritanian military officer and political leader. On April 6, 1979, he seized power in a coup d'état together with Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah and other officers, ousting Col. Mustafa Ould Salek from real power, however kept in his symbolic position with no real power until June 3, 1979.
He became the 2nd Prime Minister of Mauritania in the new government. He died the following month in an airplane crash off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, at which point Haidallah emerged as the regime's main strongman.[1][2][3]
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References[edit]
- ^ Handloff, Robert Earl.; Library of Congress. Federal Research Division. (1990). "Mauritania : a country study". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. p. 33. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "MAURITANIA PREMIER DIES IN PLANE CRASH (Published 1979)". 1979-05-28. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "The Death of Mauritania's Prime Minister Last Week Added Uncertainty (Published 1979)". 1979-06-03. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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