Haidalla would later emerge as the main military strongman and go on to assume full powers in the 1980 coup d'état, only to be deposed by Colonel Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya in the December 1984 coup d'état.
Haidalla would eventually become the dominant military leader and seize complete authority in the 1980 coup, only to be overthrown by Colonel Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya in the December 1984 coup.