About Ahmed Ould Bouceif
Lived 1934 – 1979 (aged 44–45). Ahmed Ould Bouceif was a politician and minister.
Lt. Col. Ahmed Ould Bouceif (, 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.
He became the 2nd Prime Minister of Mauritania in the new government. He died the following month when a DHC-5 Buffalo airplane of the Air Force, crashed off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, at which point Haidallah emerged as the regime's main strongman.
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Who was Ahmed Ould Bouceif?
Mauritanian politician (1934–1979)
When was Ahmed Ould Bouceif born?
Ahmed Ould Bouceif was born in 1934.
When did Ahmed Ould Bouceif die?
Ahmed Ould Bouceif died on 27 May 1979.
What was Ahmed Ould Bouceif's occupation?
Ahmed Ould Bouceif was a politician and minister.
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Ahmed Ould Bouceif's recorded nationality: Mauritania.
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