Back سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله Arabic Sidi Uld Cheij Abdallahi AST Səidi ben Şeyx Abdullah Azerbaijani Sidi Ould Abdallahi German Σίντι Ουλντ Σεΐχ Αμπνταλαχί Greek Sidi Uld Cheij Abdallahi Spanish Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Estonian Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Basque سیدی ولد شیخ عبدالله Persian Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Finnish
Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi | |
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سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله | |
 Abdallahi in 2007 | |
| 7th President of Mauritania | |
| In office 19 April 2007 – 6 August 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar Zeine Ould Zeidane Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef |
| Preceded by | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (as Chairman of the Military Council for Justice and Democracy) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (as President of the High Council of State) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 Lamden, Brakna, Mauritania, French West Africa |
| Died | 22 November 2020 (aged 81–82) Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Khattou Mint El Boukhari[1] |
Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (Arabic: سيدي محمد ولد الشيخ عبد الله; 1938 – 22 November 2020) was a Mauritanian politician who was President of Mauritania from 2007 to 2008. He served in the government during the 1970s, and after a long period of absence from politics he won the March 2007 presidential election, taking office on 19 April 2007.[2] He was deposed in a military coup d'état on 6 August 2008.[3][4]
- ^ "Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia talk with the President of Mauritania Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi and his wife Khatou Mint El Boukhari in Palma de Mallorca". Reuters. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ "Mauritania swears in new president", Al Jazeera, 19 April 2007.
- ^ Sylla, Ibrahima (6 August 2008). "Mauritania forces stage coup – president's daughter". Reuters. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ Walker, Peter (6 August 2008). "Mauritania's president deposed in coup". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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