Accidental coup

The murder of President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara on 9 April was a genuine coup d'etat. After a couple of days' confusion, the dead man's supposed ally, Commandant Daouda Malam Wanké, head of the Presidential Guard, was nominated as transitional head of state, with a National Reconciliation Council composed almost entirely of majors and captains.

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Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Daouda Malam Wanké, Mahamane Ousmane, Hama Amadou, Moussa Moumouni Djermakoye, France, Nigeria, Gen. Abacha, Chef d'Etat Major

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