| 2021 Nigerien coup d'état attempt | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Niger Armed Forces Presidential Guard |
Dissenting faction of the armed forces | ||||||
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Mahamadou Issoufou Abdourahamane Tchiani |
Sani Saley Gourouza | ||||||
The 2021 Nigerien coup d'etat attempt occurred on 31 March at around 3 am WAT (2 am UTC) after gunfire erupted in the streets of Niamey, the capital of Niger, two days before the inauguration of president-elect Mohamed Bazoum.
The coup attempt was staged by elements within the military, and was attributed to an Air Force unit based in the area of the Niamey Airport. The alleged leader of the plot was Captain Sani Saley Gourouza, who was in charge of security at the unit's base.[1] After the coup attempt was foiled, the perpetrators were arrested.[2]
- ^ "Niger: Military officials who wanted to overthrow president-elect Bazoum". APA news. APA. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Soldiers arrested in Niger after 'attempted coup'". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.