Military Committee for National Recovery


The Military Committee for National Recovery was a short-lived military government of Mauritania after the coup d'état that removed long-time President Moktar Ould Daddah on July 10, 1978, until a second coup on April 6, 1979. It was headed by Colonel Mustapha Ould Salek. It was followed by a second junta, the Military Committee for National Salvation.