What We Discussed With Niger Coup Leaders - American Diplomat PremiumTimesng: Niger
- with coup participants - Brigadier General Moussa Barmou, who claims the job title of Chief of the Defence Staff of the coup, and three of his colonels - Ms Nuland briefed journalists via teleconference; she was speaking from Niamey.
"We've talked to him on the phone, but we haven't seen him," she explained. Also, we"were not granted an opportunity to see the self-proclaimed president, Mr Tiani. So, we were left to have to depend on Mr Barmou to make clear, again, what is at stake." duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'état or decree in which the military played a decisive role in the ousting of a duly elected head of government.
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