Abdourahamane Tiani
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Omar Abdourahamane Tiani is a Nigerien military officer and politician who has served as the 11th president of Niger since 2025. Known for his anti-imperialist, pan-Africanist and Hausa nationalist vi
Tiani at the opening ceremony of the National Assembly in 2025
2023 Nigerien coup d'état
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On 26 July 2023, a coup d'état occurred in Niger when the country's presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum, and Presidential Guard commander General Abdourahamane Tiani proclaimed himsel
Abdourahamane Tiani
…Hausa nationalist views, Tiani served as the chief of the Nigerien presidential guard from 2011 to 2023 when he overthrew president Mohamed Bazoum in a coup, becoming the leader of a junta. He was inaugurated as president of Niger two years later. Born in Toukounous to a Hausa family, Tiani received military…
Mohamed Bazoum, who was President of Niger from 2021 until the 2023 coup