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African Union and United States drop their demands to reverse the coup of Mauritania and expect new elections in coming weeks. Last week in a shocker Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya who is attending the the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia, is overthrown by military as the President of Mauritania.
Tuesday, 9 August, 2005