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2003
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Niger investigated as source of Uranium for Iraq
2002
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1999
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April: Ibrahime Baré Maïnassara,  assassinated in by his own security guard.
November: democratic elections  held.
Tandja Mamandou elected president
Foreign aid from France and U.S. was restored.
1998
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July,  Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was declared president in a rigged election. 
1996
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27 Jan. 27: Military coup /  Col. Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara.
A state of emergency was declared / the constitution suspended / political activity was halted.
Coup leaders form interim government.. 
1995
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January: Gvt Elections -  Ousmane rejects the MNSD prime minister, and Ousmane's nominee dismissed from MNSD.  Ultimately, Amadou was re-appointed prime minister.

Problems between prime minister and the president. President does not  acknowledge the prime minister's replacements of heads to the state enterprises. "no confidence" in the Amadou government was defeated in October
Fighting between the Presidents supporters  and prime minister supporters.
December: Teachers, civil servants and university students strikes, demanding salary arrears.
1994
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Sept: Prime Minister Issoufou resigns. f "no confidence" vote  in the new government headed by Prime Minister Abdoulaye results in president's dissolution of the National Assembly. 
1993
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Mahamane Ousmane becomes President,  recover from the economic crisis delayed by unrest caused by the government's inability to pay its employees.

Sept: Government announced pay cuts of 25 %. Settling with the public sector employees, the situation is worsened with the devaluation of the CFA franc by 50% (nullifying compensation to the public sector employees)
Police clash with citizens resulting in the death of one student. Strikes and violent protests persisted for several months.
1992
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Teachers and students on strike during 1992 and 1993. Reports of Soldiers out on strike across the country, demanding unpaid wages.
1991
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1990
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1987
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Seyni Kountche dies of natural causes / Col. Ali Saibou, a Songhai/Djerma leads government
1986
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1985
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1984
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Remarks by President Reagan after meeting with President Seyni Kountche
1983
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1982
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1981
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1980
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1979
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1978
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NCOIC: SSgt Henry Wallace             ANCOIC: Sgt Barry L. Wenrich, (Pensylvania)
Watchstanders: Sgt Daniel Danko - Illinois, Cpl Mitchel R. Brown - Alabama, Cpl Martin W. "Buzz" Bazar - California,
Cpl Randal Breiland - Oregon Cpl Randal Breiland, Cpl Robert Rainey
During employee demonstration ignoring NCOIC warnings, the Ambassador walked into the crowd to hear their complaints calming the crowd and taking care of the situation.
1977
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NCOIC: GySgt Robert Chars - Texas - Sandy (W) and Danielle (D)  A/: Sgt Barry L. Wenrich, (Pensylvania)
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Cpl Randal Breiland - Oregon
NOTE: Det Update from Barry Wenrich (2005)
1976
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President: Seyni Kountche, (a Hausa), & military advisors ruled the country  Kountche installs 12 man military government.  predominantly civilian government formed.
Under Kountche, Niger built an extensive laterite and tar road system linking each side of the vast county, west to east to the north.
1975
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In 1974,devastating drought &  rampant government corruption resulted in a military coup overthrowing Diori regime. Two million people were starving. 200,000 tons of  food from US and other countries, ended famine conditions by December.
1973
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1965
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1963
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1962
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1961
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1960
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3 Aug: Full independence
Niger run by a single- party civilian regime (President Hamani Diori) 1960 - 1974
1959
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1958
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4 Dec: Establishment of the Fifth French Republic, Niger becomes an autonomous state within the French community.
1957
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1956
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26 July; Revision in the organization of  French Overseas Territories with the Overseas Reform Act (Loi Cadre)
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1954
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