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• Mauritania presidential guard chief Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is seen in this undated photograph released by the Mauritania coup group in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Army officers upset with government overtures toward Islamic hard-liners staged a coup Wednesday, overthrowing the first government to be freely elected in this sprawling desert nation in more than 20 years.
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• March 11, 2007: Mauritanian presidential candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi speaks before casting his vote in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Mauritania's presidential spokesman said that renegade army officers have staged a coup, detaining the desert nation's president after he fired the country's top four military officials.
• March 11, 2007: Mauritanian presidential candidate Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi casts his vote in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
• Sept. 26, 2007: President of Mauritania Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellahi is shown as he addresses the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the U.N. headquarters.
• May 30: Mauritania's President Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi is seen during a visit to Japan. Mauritania's presidential spokesman said that renegade army officers have staged a coup, detaining the desert nation's president after he fired the country's top four military officials.
• July 2, 2007: Mauritanian President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, left, leaves the Accra International Conference Center after discussions at the African Union summit in Accra, Ghana.