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A coup d'état occurred in Niger on 18 February 2010. Soldiers attacked the presidential palace in Niamey under weapons fire at midday and captured President Mamadou Tandja, who was chairing a government meeting at the time.〔Todd Pitman, ("Armed soldiers storm Niger presidential palace" ), Associated Press, 18 February 2010.〕 Later in the day, the rebels announced on television the formation of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD),〔("Military coup ousts Niger president" ), BBC News, 18 February 2010.〕〔("Un Conseil militaire prend le pouvoir au Niger" ), Radio France Internationale, 19 February 2010 .〕 headed by ''chef d'escadron'' Salou Djibo.〔("Niger : le chef d'escadron Salou Djibo, "président" du CSRD" ), Agence France-Presse, 19 February 2010 ,〕 ==Background== (詳細はconstitutional referendum in August 2009 that extended his mandate for an additional three years. The new constitution also enhanced Tandja's power by scrapping the semi-presidential system of government in favor of a presidential system.〔 The opposition reacted furiously to Tandja's efforts to remain in office and denounced him as a dictator.〔 Tandja also faced strong international and regional criticism as a result of the events of 2009; Niger was suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and some aid from western countries was halted.〔〔("Niger President Reported Held in Coup Attempt" ), VOA News, 18 February 2010.〕 While Tandja said that he needed to remain in office to oversee various projects of tremendous economic value,〔 others felt that Niger, as one of the poorest nations in the world, was in a poor position to cope with any degree of isolation. The former minister Mariama Gamatié pointed to a serious and ongoing hunger problem and argued that "we cannot afford () ego."〔("NIGER: Constitution crisis turned coup" ), IRIN, 18 February 2010.〕 Although Tandja negotiated with the opposition in talks that were mediated by ECOWAS, the talks were thought to have reached a stalemate by February 2010. The opposition blamed Tandja for the lack of progress and continued to protest his rule; a large protest, over 10,000-strong, was held in Niamey on 14 February 2010.〔("Thousands protest Niger president's grip on power" ), Reuters, 14 February 2010.〕 Tandja is one of Niger's most enduring politicians, first entering politics through his participation in the 1974 ''coup d'état'' that brought Seyni Kountché to power. He held various high-level posts under the Kountché regime and then headed the National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD) as an opposition leader during the 1990s. A 1999 coup d'état paved the way for a free and fair election in which Tandja was elected President.〔("Tandja wins second term as president in historic first for country" ), IRIN, 8 December 2004.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2010 Nigerien coup d'état」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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