Military coup in Niger - archive

Edit The Guardian 16 Apr 2016
16 April 1974. Army takes over ‘to ensure future success’. President Hamani Diori of Niger, the poor and drought-hit desert nation of West Africa, was overthrown by his army in a sudden coup yesterday. The Embassy of Niger in Paris last night confirmed that a coup had taken place and that the President was in the hands of the army ... ....
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