Pre-Crisis Phase (August 3, 1960-April 14, 1974): Niger formally achieved its independence from France on August 3, 1960. Hamani Dori was elected president ...

In practice, politics in Niger is unstable. During its independent history, Niger has a long history of dictatorships, coups, and rebellions. The first ... Political parties and elections · Fifth Republic · 2010 Coup

Under the constitution of 2010, Niger is a republic. The president, who serves as head of state, is elected to a five-year term by popular vote, ...

21 сент. 2024 г. · After independence was proclaimed, Diori set up a single-party dictatorship and ruled until he was toppled in a coup in 1974. There followed a ...

27 июл. 2023 г. · The military takeover is the fifth successful coup in the West African nation's history since it gained independence from France in 1960.

4 авг. 2023 г. · Mohamed Bazoum became president in April 2021 in Niger's first democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960, but was deposed in an ...

For its first 14 years as an independent state, Niger was run by a single-party civilian regime under the presidency of Hamani Diori. In 1974, a combination of ...

31 авг. 2023 г. · On July 26, Niger's government was overthrown, and President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage. The Economic Community of West African States ...

20 авг. 2023 г. · Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was elected two years ago in the first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since independence in 1960.