putsch

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In Niger, the circumstances surrounding the 2023 putsch were equally distinctive.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

The military appointed General Horta N'Tam, the army's chief of staff, as the country's new leader for a transition period of one year after Wednesday's putsch.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Though they largely put down the putsch, many then turned their wrath on Alawites, a largely impoverished minority that constitutes some 10% of the country’s population and which dominated Assad-era security services and state bureaucracy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

The same morning, as news of the putsch spread across Niamey, former president Issoufou contacted Tiani, offering to serve as a mediator, two people familiar with the matter said.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 2023

Gurgurk's started a putsch against King Jaikark; I'm going to Konkrook at once.

From Uller Uprising by Clark, John D.