Ex-Mauritanian President Ould Cheikh Abdallah Dies Aged 82 - State Media
Muhammad Irfan Published November 23, 2020 | 01:24 PM
Former Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallah passed away in the early hours of Monday at the age of 82 over health-related problems, according to the official Mauritanian News Agenc
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd November, 2020) Former Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallah passed away in the early hours of Monday at the age of 82 over health-related problems, according to the official Mauritanian news Agency.
The presidential office has announced a three-day national mourning following the ex-leader's death.
According to media reports, Ould Cheikh Abdallah returned a week ago to the capital of Nouakchott after undergoing a medical examination in Turkey.
Ould Cheikh Abdallah served as the country's president from April 2007 to August 6, 2008, when he was overthrown in a military coup organized by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the ex-president who was in power from 2008-2019.
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