Abdou Sidikou Issa is a Nigerien Army

divisional general Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System, and is used by a number of countries. The rank is above a brigade general, and normally below an army corps ...

who served as the chief of staff of the

Niger Armed Forces The Niger Armed Forces (french: Forces armées nigériennes) (FAN) includes military armed force service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force), paramilitary services branches ( National Gendarmerie of Niger and National Guard of Niger) and ...

from 31 March 2023 to 5 August 2023 after being appointed by the president and his cabinet. On 26 July 2023, he supported the overthrowing of president Mohamed Bazoum by the

National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (; , CNSP) is the ruling military junta of Niger, following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état which overthrew Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou's government, Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou's Government. The mili ...

to, in his words, 'avoid a deadly confrontation'. He was dismissed as Chief of Staff on 5 August 2023 by the ruling junta, replaced by Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, former head of the Nigerien special forces.

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