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The Military Council for Justice and Democracy (; ) was the supreme political body of Mauritania
Mauritania

Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest....
. It served as the country's interim government
Politics of Mauritania

The first fully democratic Presidential election since 1960 occurred on 11 March 2007. The election is the final transfer from military to civilian rule following the military coup in 2005....
 following the ousting of former president
Heads of state of Mauritania

Heads of state...
, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , also Arabic transliteration as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, was Heads of State of Mauritania of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005....
 on 3 August, 2005. It was led by the former director of the national police force, Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall was the military leader of Mauritania from a coup d'?tat in August 2005 until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government....
. After seizing power it quickly pledged to hold elections within two years, and promised that none of its own members would run. A few days after seizing power, Vall named Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar

Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar was the Prime Minister of Mauritania of Mauritania from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2007.Boubacar became regional treasurer in Nouadhibou in April 1983 and then technical adviser to the Minister of Finance and Trade in November 1983....
 as prime minister following the resignation of Taya's last prime minister, Sghair Ould M'Bareck
Sghair Ould M'Bareck

Sghair Ould M'Bareck was the Prime Minister of Mauritania from July 6 2003, when he was appointed by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya following an attempted coup in the previous month, until August 7 2005, when he resigned following another coup....
.

The new elections took part in March 2007 and the new president Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was sworn on April 19, 2007.






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The Military Council for Justice and Democracy (; ) was the supreme political body of Mauritania
Mauritania

Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the southwest, by Mali on the east and southeast, by Algeria on the northeast, and by the Morocco-controlled Western Sahara on the northwest....
. It served as the country's interim government
Politics of Mauritania

The first fully democratic Presidential election since 1960 occurred on 11 March 2007. The election is the final transfer from military to civilian rule following the military coup in 2005....
 following the ousting of former president
Heads of state of Mauritania

Heads of state...
, Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya

Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , also Arabic transliteration as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, was Heads of State of Mauritania of Mauritania from 1984 to 2005....
 on 3 August, 2005. It was led by the former director of the national police force, Colonel
Colonel

Colonel is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country in the world. It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures....
 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall was the military leader of Mauritania from a coup d'?tat in August 2005 until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government....
. After seizing power it quickly pledged to hold elections within two years, and promised that none of its own members would run. A few days after seizing power, Vall named Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar
Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar

Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar was the Prime Minister of Mauritania of Mauritania from 1992 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2007.Boubacar became regional treasurer in Nouadhibou in April 1983 and then technical adviser to the Minister of Finance and Trade in November 1983....
 as prime minister following the resignation of Taya's last prime minister, Sghair Ould M'Bareck
Sghair Ould M'Bareck

Sghair Ould M'Bareck was the Prime Minister of Mauritania from July 6 2003, when he was appointed by President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya following an attempted coup in the previous month, until August 7 2005, when he resigned following another coup....
.

The new elections took part in March 2007 and the new president Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was sworn on April 19, 2007. Several members of CMJD later became members of the next Mauritanian junta, the Haut conseil d'ιtat when it came to power in the 2008 Mauritanian coup under the leadership of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian military officer. He was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that deposed President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and in August 2008 he led another coup that toppled President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef....
.

Members


  • Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
    Ely Ould Mohamed Vall

    Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall was the military leader of Mauritania from a coup d'?tat in August 2005 until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government....
    , Chairman
  • Col. Abderrahmane Ould Boubacar
  • Col. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
    Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

    General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian military officer. He was a leading figure in the August 2005 coup that deposed President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya, and in August 2008 he led another coup that toppled President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef....
  • Col. Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed
  • Col. Ahmed Ould Bekrine
  • Col. Sogho Alassane
  • Dr.-Col. Ghoulam Ould Mohamed
  • Col. Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Alem
  • Col. Negri Felix
  • Col. Mohamed Ould Meguett
  • Col. Mohamed Ould Mohamed Znagui
  • Dr.-Col. Kane Hamedine
  • Col. Mohamed Ould Abdi
  • Col. Ahmed Ould Ameine
  • Col. Taleb Moustapha Ould Cheikh
  • Col. Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Lemine
  • Naval Col. Isselkou Ould Cheikh El Wely


See also

  • Military Committee for National Recovery
    Military Committee for National Recovery

    The Military Committee for National Recovery was a short-lived military government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania after the coup d'?tat that removed long-time President of Mauritania Mukthar Ould Daddah on July 10, 1978, until a second coup on April 6, 1979....
     (CRMN) - Military government 1978-79.
  • Military Committee for National Salvation
    Military Committee for National Salvation

    The Military Committee for National Salvation was a military government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania that took power in 1979. It was installed by Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, Ahmed Ould Bouceif and fellow Officer s, in an internal regime/military coup d'?tat on April 6, 1979, removing Col....
     (CMSN) - Military government 1979-92.


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