Abdou Sidikou Issa
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Division General Abdou Sidikou Issa | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland |
| Service/ | Niger Army |
| Rank | Divisional general |
| Battles/wars | 2023 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]
References
- ↑ "Abdou Sidikou ISSA (Chef d'État-major des Armées du Niger) - aNiamey.com - Qui est qui ?". www.aniamey.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "Niger military chief backs coup leaders, but president defiant". France 24. 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "Niger's army pledges allegiance to coup makers". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ Şafak, Yeni. "Niger Armed Forces chief endorses mutineers' action, saying he wants to avoid bloodshed". Yeni Şafak. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "Niger Armed Forces chief endorses mutineers' action, saying he wants to avoid bloodshed". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "Niger rebels appoint new chief of staff of country's armed forces". www.tass.com. Retrieved 2023-08-11.
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