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Alice Bullard

Alice Bullard is associate professor of history at the School of History, Technology and Society at Georgia Tech University.

MER Article

A Putsch and Promises of Democracy

When, on August 3, 2005, the palace guard of the president of Mauritania seized the reins of power in a bloodless coup, international condemnation was swift. The State Department issued a statement deploring the act and calling for “a peaceful return to order under the constitution in the establishe

Alice Bullard • 6 min read

Current Analysis

Images and Realities of Mauritania's Attempted Coup

Without the aid of its foreign friends, the regime of President Maaouiya Ould Taya in Mauritania would have ended on June 8, 2003. The attempted coup on that day left 15 reported dead and 68 injured. Taya, well-regarded in the West but perceived as a brutal dictator by most Mauritanians,

Bakary Tandia, Alice Bullard • 8 min read

MER Article

Mauritanian Activists' Struggle Against Slavery

In the late summer of 2001, thousands of delegates from around the world gathered in Durban, South Africa for the United Nations World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia and Related Intolerances (WCAR). For two weeks, the Durban air resounded with the slogan: “Zionism is apartheid.” The US and Is

Alice Bullard • 9 min read