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Nigerien Crisis (2023–2024)
On 26 July 2023, 2023 Nigerien coup d'état, a coup d'état occurred in Niger, during which the country's presidential guard removed and detained president Mohamed Bazoum. Subsequently, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the Commander of the Presidential Guard, proclaimed himself the leader of the country and established the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, after confirming the success of the coup. In response to this development, the ECOWAS, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued an ultimatum on 30 July, giving the coup leaders in Niger one week to reinstate Bazoum, with the threat of international sanctions and potential use of force. When the deadline of the ultimatum expired on 6 August, no military intervention was initiated; however, on 10 August, ECOWAS took the step of activating its standby force. Previously in 2017, ECOWAS had launched a ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia, military intervention to restore democracy in The Gambia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Nigerien Coup D'état
On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta, shortly after confirming the coup a success. This was the fifth military coup d'état since the country gained independence from France in 1960, and the first since 2010. The coup was condemned by the United States and France, and by the West African regional bloc ECOWAS, the latter of which threatened military intervention against the junta, leading to the 2023–2024 Niger crisis. Background Niger had previously undergone four military coups since independence from France in 1960, with the most recent having occurred in 2010. In between, there were also several coup attempts, the most recent of which was in 2021 when military dissidents tried to seize the presidential palace two days before the inauguration of president-elect Mohamed B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerien Party For Democracy And Socialism
The Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (, PNDS-Tarayya) was a political party in Niger. It was a broadly left-leaning party, part of the Socialist International; it came to power in 2011 following the election of the former long-time leader Mahamadou Issoufou. Mohamed Bazoum is the former president of the party and the former Secretary-General is Foumakoye Gado. "Tarayya" means "gathering" in the Hausa language. History Third Republic Established on December 23, 1990, the party won 13 of the 83 seats in the National Assembly in the February 1993 parliamentary elections,"The rise to power of an opposition party: the MNSD in Niger Republic" Unisa Press, Politeia, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1996. five of which were won in Issoufou's home department of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollinaire J
Guillaume Apollinaire (; ; born Kostrowicki; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the early 20th century, as well as one of the most impassioned defenders of Cubism and a forefather of Surrealism. He is credited with coining the term "Cubism" in 1911 to describe the emerging art movement, the term Orphism in 1912, and the term "Surrealism" in 1917 to describe the works of Erik Satie. He wrote poems without punctuation, in his attempt to be resolutely modern in both form and subject. Apollinaire wrote one of the earliest Surrealist literary works, the play ''The Breasts of Tiresias'' (1917), which became the basis for Francis Poulenc's 1947 opera ''Les mamelles de Tirésias''. Influenced by Symbolist poetry in his youth, he was admired during his lifetime by the young poets who later formed the nucleus of the Surrealist group (Bret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Traoré
Ibrahim Traoré (; born 14 March 1988) is a Burkinabé military officer and politician who has served as the interim President of Burkina Faso since 2022. Traoré took control of Burkina Faso in September 2022, ousting interim president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba in a coup d'état. Aged , he is currently the second-youngest head of state in the world. During his tenure, Traoré has sought to distance the country from its former colonial power, France, and played an instrumental role in founding the Alliance of Sahel States. Early life Ibrahim Traoré was born in Kéra, Bondokuy, Mouhoun Province, on 14 March 1988. After receiving his primary education in Bondokuy, he attended a high school in Bobo-Dioulasso, the second-largest city in Burkina Faso, where he was known as being "quiet" and "very talented". From 2006, he studied geology at the University of Ouagadougou. He was part of the Association of Muslim Students and the Marxist National Association of Students of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Toumba
General Mohamed Boubacar Toumba is a Nigerien military officer who has served as Minister of the Interior and Decentralisation since the coup d'état of 26 July 2023. References Living people Nigerien military personnel Interior ministers of Niger Year of birth missing (living people) {{Africa-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadou Abdramane
Amadou Abdramane () is a Nigerien Air Force officer who has served as the spokesperson of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland since the coup d'état on 26 July 2023 and participated in the installation of Abdourahamane Tchiani as President of the Republic of the Niger. Career On 26 July 2023, he delivered a televised address announcing that the government and President Mohamed Bazoum Mohamed Bazoum (; born 1 January 1960) is a Nigerien politician who served as the 10th List of heads of state of Niger, president of Niger from 2021 to 2023. He assumed office in April 2021 after winning the 2020–21 Nigerien general election, ... had been overthrown, also announcing the suspension of Niger's constitution, the closure of its borders, the suspension of all institutions and a national curfew. References Living people Nigerien military personnel 20th-century Nigerien people 21st-century Nigerien politicians Date of birth missing (living people) 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Salaou Barmou
Moussa Salaou Barmou is a Nigerien military officer and one of the leaders of the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état. On 26 July 2023, he helped oust President Mohamed Bazoum. Career Barmou received training in the United States, both at Fort Moore and the National Defense University (Washington, D.C.), National Defense University. In 2015, Barmou, who at the time was the Head of Niger's special forces, stated in an interview that Niger was conducting operations against Boko Haram to ensure security and peace. Barmou stated that the Nigerien Armed forces had good relations with the United States. Participation in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état On 26 July 2023, he joined the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the junta that ousted President Bazoum, who served from 2021 until the military coup occurred. According to Nigerien sources, Barmou was also involved in the encirclement of the Bazoum Presidential palace. Following the coup, he was identified as the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdou Sidikou Issa
Abdou Sidikou Issa is a Nigerien Army divisional general who served as the chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces 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 Mohamed Bazoum (; born 1 January 1960) is a Nigerien politician who served as the 10th List of heads of state of Niger, president of Niger from 2021 to 2023. He assumed office in April 2021 after winning the 2020–21 Nigerien general election, ... by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland 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. References Nigerien military personnel Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Niger-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salifou Modi
Salifou Modi (; born 12 October 1962) is a Nigerien Army divisional general who is the vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger. He served as the Chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Niger from 2020 to 2023. On 1 June 2023, he was appointed Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état, Modi was named as vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the official name for the military junta. Career Modi served as a member of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy from 2010 to 2011 and later became the military attaché for Niger in Germany until 2020 when he replaced Corps-General Ahmed Mohamed as Chief of Staff. His appointment came after a deadly attack by extremists that killed 89 Nigerien soldiers. Following the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état, he was identified as the vice-president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Lamine Zeine
Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine (born 1965) is a Nigerien politician and economist who has served as the prime minister of Niger since 2023. He previously served as minister of the Economy and Finance from 2003 to 2010. Biography Ali Lamine Zeine was born in 1965 in Zinder and graduated from the Centre for Financial, Economic and Banking Studies in Marseille and Paris-I. He worked as a resident representative of the African Development Bank in Chad, Ivory Coast and Gabon. After serving as Director of the Cabinet of President Mamadou Tandja, Zeine was appointed to the government as Minister of the Economy and Finance on 24 October 2003. In 2009, a newspaper editor, Boussada Ben Ali, alleged that Zeine had stolen money that was part of an oil contract between Niger and China. Ben Ali was later arrested and sentenced to three months in prison for disseminating false information. Tandja was ousted in a military coup on 18 February 2010 and his government was dissolved. As one of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Guard Of Niger
The Nigerien National Guard (), formerly known as the (1997–2011)Historical Dictionary of Niger pp. 244 Gouvernance du secteur de la sécurité en Afrique de l’Ouest: les défis à relever – Le Niger and (1963–1997), is a corps of the Armed Forces of Niger under the control of the Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization. It is headed by the superio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger Armed Forces
The Niger Armed Forces (, 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 the National Police of Niger. The Army, Air Force and the National Gendarmerie are under the Ministry of Defense whereas the National Guard and the National Police fall under the command of the Ministry of Interior. With the exception of the National Police, all military and paramilitary forces are trained in military fashion. The President of Niger is the supreme commander of the entire armed forces. The National Assembly of Niger passed a statute for the Army of Niger in November 2020, planning for the army's size to increase from 25,000 personnel in 2020, to 50,000 in 2025 and finally 100,000 in 2030. Military armed forces The two military service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force) are each headed by their respective Chiefs of Staff who serve as adjunct to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
