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The current head of state of Niger is Abdourahamane Tchiani, [1] the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a military junta established following a coup [2] [3] that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023.
Mohamed Bazoum (Arabic: محمد بازوم, romanized: Muḥammad Bāzūm; born 1 January 1960) [2] is a Nigerien politician who served as the 10th president of Niger from 2021 to 2023.
Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1 January 1952) [1] is a Nigerien politician who served as the president of Niger from 7 April 2011 to 2 April 2021. Issoufou was the prime minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, president of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and a candidate in each presidential election from 1993 to 2016.
Abdourahamane Tchiani (Arabic: عبد الرحمن تشياني, romanized: ‘Abd ar-Rahman Tshiyānī; born 1960 or 1961 or 1 January 1964) [1] is a Nigerien military officer who is the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland, the military junta of Niger. He had served as the Chief of the Nigerien Presidential ...
Mohamed Bazoum, who was President of Niger from 2021 until the 2023 coup. Early in the morning, the Nigerien presidency's Twitter account announced that presidential guards, [19] commanded by General Abdourahamane Tchiani [30] [b] engaged in an "anti-Republican demonstration" and tried "in vain" to obtain the support of the other security ...
The Head of State is the President of Niger. Under the 2010 Constitution, the President has many of the powers found under a Presidential System as head of executive, although the titular Head of Government is the Prime Minister of Niger. [2] Mahamadou Issoufou, former President of Niger
6 February – The junta orders the expulsion of the International Committee of the Red Cross from Niger without providing an explanation. [ 6 ] 20 February – The National Conference tasked with advising the junta officially recommends the banning of all existing political parties, a maximum of five political parties to be created, and a ...
Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNSD's presidential candidate in 1993 and 1996 before being elected to his first term in 1999. While ...