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Abdourahamane Tchiani
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Nigerien army general and commander of the Nigerien presidential guard
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Ali Lamine Zeine
- Preceded by
- Mohamed Bazoum (2023)
- Vice president
- Salifou Modi
- President
- Collective leadership
- Succeeded by
- Himself (as President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland)
- Born
- 1960s, Toukounous , Filingué, Niger
- Allegiance
- Niger , National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
- Branch service
- Niger Army
- Years of service
- 1984–present
- Rank
- General
- Battles wars
- Boko Haram insurgency , Jihadist insurgency in Niger , 2021 Nigerien coup attempt , 2023 Nigerien coup d'état , 2023–2024 Nigerien crisis
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Abd al-Rahman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Niger
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- president
- Participant in
- 2023 Nigerien coup d'état
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Abdourahamane Tchiani in 2025 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1961-00-00
- name in native language
- Abdourahamane Tchiani
- ethnic group
- Hausa people
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Encyclopedic overview
Abdourahamane Tchiani (born 1960s) is a Nigerien military officer and politician who has served as president of Niger since 2025. The Chief of the Nigerien Presidential Guard since 2011, he overthrew president Mohamed Bazoum in 2023, becoming the leader of a junta. He was inaugurated as president of Niger two years later.
As leader of Niger, he oversaw a diplomatic standoff with ECOWAS stemming from the coup, the establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States, and withdrawal from ECOWAS.
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