Soldiers say they have detained Niger's president in apparent coup

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Soldiers say they have detained Niger's president in apparent coup

Soldiers say they have detained Niger's president in apparent coup

Terra Daily

Published 27 Jul 2023

Washington DC (UPI) Jul 27, 2021

Soldiers in Niger said Wednesday that they have removed President Mohamed Bazoum from office in an apparent coup of the democratically elected government, raising worries among the international community over the future of the West African nation. Surrounded by nine officers from various military branches, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, representing the so-called National Council for the

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