Abdou Sidikou Issa

Division General

Abdou Sidikou Issa
Sidikou Issa as a Colonel in 2016
Allegiance Niger
Niger National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
Service / branchNiger Army
RankDivisional general
Battles / wars2023 Nigerien coup d'état and the 2023 Nigerien crisis

Abdou Sidikou Issa is a Nigerien Army divisional general who served as the chief of staff of the Niger Armed Forces from 31 March 2023[1] to 5 August 2023 after being appointed by the president and his cabinet. On 26 July 2023, he supported the overthrowing of president Mohamed Bazoum by the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland to, in his words, 'avoid a deadly confrontation'.[2][3][4][5] He was dismissed as Chief of Staff on 5 August 2023 by the ruling junta, replaced by Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, former head of the Nigerien special forces.[6]

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  2. ^ "Niger military chief backs coup leaders, but president defiant". France 24. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Niger's army pledges allegiance to coup makers". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "Niger Armed Forces chief endorses mutineers' action, saying he wants to avoid bloodshed". Yeni Şafak. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Niger Armed Forces chief endorses mutineers' action, saying he wants to avoid bloodshed". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Niger rebels appoint new chief of staff of country's armed forces". www.tass.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.