Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly

In this Mauritanian name, Ould Louly is a patronymic surname.

Lt. Col. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (Arabic: محمد محمود ولد أحمد لولي‎; 1 January 1943 – 16 March 2019) was the President of Mauritania and Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN) from 3 June 1979 to 4 January 1980.

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly
محمد محمود ولد أحمد لولي
3rd Chairman of the Military Committee for National Salvation
In office 3 June 1979 – 4 January 1980
Preceded by	Mustafa Ould Salek
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla
Personal details
Born	(1943-01-01)1 January 1943 Tidjikja, Tagant Region, Mauritania, French West Africa
Died	16 March 2019(2019-03-16) (aged 76)
Nationality	Mauritanian
Military service
Branch/service	Mauritanian Army
Years of service	1960 - 1980
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	Western Sahara War

Biography

Mohamed Mahmoud entered the Mauritanian army in November 1960, the year of Independence and was trained in the French military academies. He then held various positions of responsibility in the government of Moktar Ould Daddah.

In July 1978, he was one of the founding members of the Military Committee for National Recovery (CMRN), which under the leadership of Mustafa Ould Salek, overthrew on July 10, 1978, President Moktar Ould Daddah in a military coup due to the conflict in Western Sahara.

On April 6, 1979, Mohamed Mahmoud and Ahmed Ould Bouceif supported by Lieutenant-Colonel Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla and the new Military Committee for National Salvation (CMSN), overthrew Mustafa Ould Salek due to his loss of influence and power within the CMSN, and also due to many economic problems arising from the conflict in the Western Sahara and the growing gap between Arabs and black Africans in the country.

On 4 January 1980, his Prime Minister, Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, dismissed him in another military coup.

He died peacefully on March 16, 2019, in Nouakchott.