1996 Nigerien coup d'état
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The 1996 Nigerien coup d'état was a military coup d'état which occurred on 27 January 1996 in Niamey, Niger. It ousted Niger's first democratically elected president, Mahamane Ousmane after nearly three years in power and installed General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as head of state. Prime Minister Hama Amadou was arrested in the coup and several soldiers and presidential guards were killed in the fighting.[1]
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Government of Niger | Niger Armed Forces | ||||||
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President Mahamane Ousmane | Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara | ||||||
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