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In August 2005, while Taya was out of the country, army officers staged a successful coup. Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, a former close ally of Taya, emerged as the leader of the ruling Military Council for Justice and Democracy. He pledged that democracy would be restored, and in 2006 he presented a referendum on constitutional reforms. Voters overwhelmingly approved the changes, which...
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