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's rise to power led him to become the dominant military figure and seize control of the entire government in the 1980 coup, but he was eventually removed from power by Colonel Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya in the December 1984 coup.