2008 – A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
2008 – Junta ushtarake, e udhëhequr nga Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, ndërmerr një puç shtetëror në Mauritani, duke e rrëzuar nga pushteti presidentin, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.