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August 05, 2005
Taya: 'I Was Stunned by the Coup d'etat'
Former Mauritanian PresidentMaaouiya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya, who was ousted in a bloodless coup on August 3, 2005, told Radio France Internationale from Niger, where he is in exile: My situation reminds me of the old adage: 'God, save me from my friends, I'll take care of my enemies.
"I was stunned by the coup d'etat [...] and even more so when I heard who were the authors," Mr Taya said, according to an August 6, 2005 BBC report on the Radio France Internationale interview.
Did he think he was invincible and loved by most Mauritanians? Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 5, 2005 09:56 PM
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