The
Military Council for Justice and Democracy was the supreme political body of
MauritaniaMauritania , 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
governmentThe 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:-Affiliations:
-See also:*Mauritania**Heads of government of Mauritania**Colonial heads of Mauritania*Lists of office-holders...
,
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed TayaMaaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya , also transliterated as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, was Prime Minister of Mauritania from 1981 to 1984 and president from 1984 to 2005. He guided Mauritania from military rule to democracy, and took a pro-Western stance in foreign affairs...
on 3 August, 2005. It was led by the former director of the national police force,
ColonelColonel 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 VallColonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall is a political and military figure in Mauritania. He served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania following a coup d'état in August 2005 until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government.Vall was a long-time ally of President Maaouya...
. 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 BoubacarSidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar is a former Prime Minister of Mauritania. He first served from 1992 to 1996, and again from 2005 to 2007....
as prime minister following the resignation of Taya's last prime minister,
Sghair Ould M'BareckSghair Ould M'Bareck is a Mauritanian politician. He 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 a successful coup against...
.
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'état when it came to power in the 2008 Mauritanian coup under the leadership of
Mohamed Ould Abdel AzizGeneral Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian politician, currently serving as President of Mauritania...
.
Members
- Col. Ely Ould Mohamed Vall
Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall is a political and military figure in Mauritania. He served as the transitional military leader of Mauritania following a coup d'état in August 2005 until 19 April 2007, when he relinquished power to an elected government.Vall was a long-time ally of President Maaouya...
, Chairman
- Col. Abderrahmane Ould Boubacar
- Col. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is a Mauritanian politician, currently serving as President of Mauritania...
- 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
The Military Committee for National Recovery was a short-lived military government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania after the coup d'état that removed long-time President Mukthar Ould Daddah on July 10, 1978, until a second coup on April 6, 1979. It was headed by Col. Mustapha Ould Salek...
(CRMN) - Military government 1978-79.
- 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 officers, in an internal regime/military coup d'état on April 6, 1979, removing Col...
(CMSN) - Military government 1979-92.
External links
- Mauritania army says to rule country for 2 years – Reuters
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- Oil wealth triggers army coup – Times Online
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- Mauritanian Military and Security Forces Overthrow Pro-Israel President, Ma'aouya Taya – Al-Jazeerah.info
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- Mauritania seize of power 'not a surprise' and Jubilant Mauritanians celebrate end of Taya's rule – SABC
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- US Envoy Meets Leaders of Mauritanian Junta and Mauritania Remains Calm After Military Coup – Voice of America
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- Mauritanian coup leaders dissolve National Assembly and Int'l community intensifies pressure on Mauritanian coup leaders – Xinhua
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- Govt continues despite coup and Coup leaders assure diplomats – News24.com
- Thousands Back Junta in Mauritania – The Guardian
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- African Union boycotts Mauritania after coup – The Globe & Mail