Supporters carry a poster of coup-leader and former presidential guard chief Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott August 7, 2008. Leaders of a military coup in Mauritania promised on Thursday to hold a "free and transparent" presidential election as soon as possible, defying foreign calls to reinstate the country's first freely elected president. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 43 months ago

Supporters carry a poster of coup-leader and former presidential guard chief Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott August 7, 2008. Leaders of a military coup in Mauritania promised on Thursday to hold a "free and transparent" presidential election as soon as possible, defying foreign calls to reinstate the country's first freely elected president.

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