1996 Nigerien coup d'état

1996 Nigerien coup d'état
Date27 January 1996
Location
Niger
Result
  • Government overthrown
  • Mahamane Ousmane deposed
  • Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara installed as head of state
Belligerents
Government of Niger Niger Armed Forces
Commanders and leaders
President Mahamane Ousmane Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Strength
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Several

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.

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