Military Council for Justice and Democracy

The Military Council for Justice and Democracy (Arabic: المجلس العسكري للعدالة والديمقراطية; French: Conseil Militaire pour la Justice et la Démocratie, CMJD) was a supreme political body of Mauritania.It served as the country's interim government following the coup d'état which ousted the President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya on August 3, 2005.[1][2] It was led by the former Director of the national police force, Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall.[3] After seizing power, it quickly pledged to hold elections within two years and promised that none of its own members would run.[4][5] A presidential election took place in March 2007 and the new President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was sworn in on April 19, 2007.
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