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.
Lieutenant colonel Ahmed Ould Bouceif | |
|---|---|
أحمد ولد بوسيف | |
| Prime Minister of Mauritania | |
| In office 6 April 1979 – 27 May 1979 | |
| President | Mustafa Ould Salek |
| Preceded by | Office reestablished (Moktar Ould Daddah prior to abolition in 1961) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Salim Ould Sidi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 27 May 1979 (age 45) off the coast of Dakar, Senegal |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War |
He became the 2nd Prime Minister of Mauritania in the new government. He died the following month when a De Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo airplane of the Mauritania Islamic Air Force,[1] crashed off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, at which point Haidallah emerged as the regime's main strongman.[2][3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo 5T-MAX, Sunday 27 May 1979". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Handloff, Robert Earl.; Library of Congress. Federal Research Division. (1990). "Mauritania : a country study". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. p. 33. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "MAURITANIA PREMIER DIES IN PLANE CRASH (Published 1979)". The New York Times. 28 May 1979. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "The Death of Mauritania's Prime Minister Last Week Added Uncertainty (Published 1979)". The New York Times. 3 June 1979. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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