Mauritania: The Struggle for Democracy
| By: | Noel Foster |
| Publisher: | Lynne Rienner Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9781935049302 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781626371149 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Why did a clique of Mauritanian officers risk their lives to overthrow the autocrat they had served for twenty years, only to cede power to an elected civilian? And having won acclaim for their commitment to a process of democratic transition, why did most of these officers join a year later to overthrow the newly elected president? Had the international community been fooled by a military junta—or was it complicit in creating an elaborate pseudo-democratic facade?