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On Aug. 10, 2004, the government of Mauritania claimed that it had prevented an army coup aimed at assassinating Pres. Maaouya Ould Taya a few days before his official visit to France. At least 20–30 soldiers, many of them high-ranking officers in the elite National Guard, were arrested.
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NDI has conducted programs in Mauritania since 2003, when it organized an assessment mission during flawed presidential elections. Following the assessment mission, NDI launched a modest civil society program in April 2005 to enhance dialogue between civil society and local political leaders, which included trainings for national women's organizations on how to engage leaders on issues of common concern to women, as well as a town-hall-style meeting in the northern city of Atar between civil society and local leaders. It was during preparations for the town hall meeting that the coup occurred.
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While watching SA Broadcasting Corporation Africa News Channel, a clip was shown of the swearing in ceremony of a civilian president for Mauritania. Numerous Mauritanian flags in view, but with the crescent and star in white instead of yellow.
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