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Leaders of a coup in Niger declared General Abdourahamane Tiani as the new head of state on Friday days after saying they had ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in the seventh military takeover in West and Central Africa in less than three years. African countries, Western powers and regional and international organizations have voiced support for Bazoum and called for democracy
After ousting President Mohammed Bazoum, General Abdourahamane Tiani, the commander of Niger s presidential guard, declared himself as the head of state on July 28.
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