Mohamed Bazoum
Mohamed Bazoum (Arabic: محمد بازوم), is a Nigerien politician who was the president of the Republic of Niger. He was in office from 2 April 2021 until he was removed from office on 27 July 2023.[1] [2]
Mohamed Bazoum محمد بازوم | |
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.jpg) Mohamed Bazoum in 2023 | |
| 10th President of Niger | |
| In office 2 April 2021 – 26 July 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou |
| Preceded by | Mahamadou Issoufou |
| Succeeded by | Omar Tchiani (Chairman of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland; disputed) Hassoumi Massaoudou (disputed) |
| President of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | |
| In office March 2011 – 20 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mahamadou Issoufou |
| Succeeded by | Foumakoye Gado |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 13 April 2016 – 29 June 2020 | |
| President | Mahamadou Issoufou |
| Prime Minister | Brigi Rafini |
| Preceded by | Hassoumi Massaoudou |
| Succeeded by | Alkache Alhada |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 April 2011 – 25 February 2015 | |
| President | Mahamadou Issoufou |
| Prime Minister | Brigi Rafini |
| Preceded by | Touré Aminatou Maiga |
| Succeeded by | Aïchatou Boulama Kané |
| In office 1995–1996 | |
| President | Mahamane Ousmane |
| Prime Minister | Amadou Cissé |
| Preceded by | Abdourahmane Hama |
| Succeeded by | André Salifou |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office February 2005 – unknown | |
| Constituency | unknown |
| In office 11 April 1993 – January 1995 | |
| Constituency | Tesker (special) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Bazoum 1 January 1960 Bilabrine, N'guigmi Cercle, French Niger |
| Political party | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism |
| Spouse(s) | Hadiza Ben Mabrouk |
| Alma mater | Cheikh Anta Diop University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Ethnicity | Diffa Arab |
Before becoming a President, he was the President of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya).[3]
In December 2022, Mohamed Bazoum was appointed current president of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), during the 23rd ordinary summit of heads of state and government of the organization in Abidjan.[4]
On 26 July 2023, soldiers of the Presidential Guard removed Bazoum from power and arrested him.[5] When his removal was announce, Colonel-Major[6] Amadou Abdramane went on state television to claim that the President had been removed from power[7][8] and was being replaced by a military junta calling itself the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland.[9] On August 13, 2023, the government of Niger announced that it wanted to "prosecute before the competent national and international authorities Mohamed Bazoum and his local and foreign accomplices, for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of Niger".[10] On November 30, 2023, Mohamed Bazoum's family claimed that they had no longer been in contact with him since October 18, 2023, and denounced "abusive arrests and searches" targeting some of them.[10]
In June 2024, the Supreme Court of Niger lifted the immunity of Mohamed Bazoum, accused of high treason, an offense punishable by death in Niger, and other alleged offenses. Mohamed Bazoum refused to sign his resignation and remained imprisoned with his wife by the Nigerien junta, in his presidential residence.[11]
References
change- ↑ "Niger's Mohamed Bazoum sworn in as president after failed coup". BBC News. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed". Reuters. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ↑ "Niger's Bazoum offers stability over democracy". Emerald Expert Briefings. oxan–db (oxan–db). Jan 1, 2019. doi:10.1108/OXAN-DB243255. S2CID 242418996. Retrieved Dec 27, 2020 – via Emerald Insight.
- ↑ "Uemoa : Bazoum, croissance et inflation au menu du sommet des chefs d'État – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-06.
- ↑ "African Union, ECOWAS Condemn 'Attempted Coup d'État' in Niger". France 24. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ "Coup d'Etat au Niger : Les militaires putschistes suspendent « toutes les institutions » et ferment les frontières". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "ECOWAS Head Says Benin President On Mediation Mission To Niger". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed". Reuters. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ Mednick, Sam (27 July 2023). "Mutinous soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's president". AP. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Afrique Coup d'État au Niger: qu'impliquent les accusations de la junte contre le président Mohamed Bazoum?". RFI. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "rfi" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "Death penalty fears for Niger ex-president - lawyer". BBC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
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