News and Politics | August 10, 2008 | 0 comments

African Union to suspend Mauritania's membership

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7551531.stm

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The announcement to suspend Mauritania's membership comes following a military coup that deposed the nation's democratically elected president. President Abdallhi was detained by renegade soldiers, lead by General Abdelaziz, after attempting to fire army officers. The president was put in power after the nation held its first free and fair elections in over two decades.
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