Supreme Military Council (Niger)

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The Supreme Military Council ( French : Conseil Militaire Suprême ) was Niger's military junta from 1974 to 1989 .

The body initially consisted of 15 officers from the Nigerien armed forces , who overthrew President Hamani Diori in the military coup on April 15, 1974 . These members of the Supreme Military Council were:

Seyni Kountché, Chairman of the Supreme Military Council (1983)

The chairman of the Supreme Military Council was also the head of state of Niger. Further members were employed in the civil administration, taking on ministerial offices and representing the entire state in the departments as prefects. Several members came into opposition to Chairman Kountché. Two of them were executed, Moussa Bayéré in 1976 and Sani Souna Sido in 1977. Gabriel Cyrille was imprisoned in 1975, as was Boulama Manga in 1982. After the power struggles within the Supreme Military Council became apparent, the real power was concentrated in the State with the closest confidante of Chairman Kountché, who included Ali Saibou, Mamadou Tandja and Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye. The continued existence of the Supreme Military Council symbolized the military character of the regime. Kountché died of cancer in 1987. His successor, Ali Saibou, dissolved the Supreme Military Council in 1989 when the country's return to a constitutional order was complete.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chaïbou Maman: Répertoire biographique des personnalités de la classe politique et des leaders d'opinion du Niger de 1945 à nos jours . Volume II. Démocratie 2000, Niamey 2003, p. 319 .
  2. ↑ Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 138 .