Sid Ahmed Ould Bneijara
Sid'Ahmed Ould Bneijara (1947 – 30 August 2017) was the 4th Prime Minister of Mauritania from December 12, 1980, until April 25, 1981.[1][2][3]
Biography
[edit]He had a short term as the Governor of Central Bank of Mauritania in summer 1978.[4]
He was first appointed by Col. Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidallah of the Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN), on December 12, 1980, to replace Haidallah himself. Sid'Ahmed, who was not a military man, was to lead the return to civilian government.[5]
On April 25, 1981, less than five months later, Sid'Ahmed was again dismissed, after Col. Mohamed Khouna had decided to reinstate military rule. This came as a result of the March 16 attempt at a coup d'état by the Alliance for a Democratic Mauritania (AMD).[6]
His successor, Col. Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, on 12 December 1984 depose Col. Mohamed Khouna and himself rule the country until 2005.
Sid'Ahmed died in Spain in 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ "THE HAIDALLA REGIME". Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ Dia, Ibrahima (2017-08-30). "Mauritanie : Sid'Ahmed Ould Bneijara tire sa révérence - Les Mauritanies Actualité". Les Mauritanies Actualité (in French). Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ^ "Anciens Premiers Ministres | Primature". www.primature.gov.mr. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Banque Centrale de Mauritanie - البنك المركزي الموريتاني". www.bcm.mr.
- ^ "LA DIRECTION D'UN NOUVEAU GOUVERNEMENT CIVIL SERA CONFIÉE À M. OULD BNEIJARA". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1980-12-16. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "AROUND THE WORLD; Career Soldier Takes Over As Premier of Mauritania (Published 1981)". 1981-04-27. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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