Amadou Abdramane

Amadou Abdramane
Beskjeftigelse	Oberst
Nasjonalitet	Niger

Amadou Abdramane (أمادو عبدالرحمن أمادو عبدالرحمن) er en nigersk oberst som fungerte som de facto president for Niger etter å ha tatt over makten i landet ved et militærkupp 26.–28. juli 2023.^[1]^[2] Den 28. juli 2023 erklærte militærjuntaen at general Abdourahamane Tchiani var Nigers nye president; Tchiani hadde frem til da vært sjef for presidentens vaktstyrke.^[3] Oberst Abdramane fortsatte som det nye militærregimets fremste talsmann.

Militærkuppet i 2023 og tiden etter

Den 26. juli 2023 holdt oberst Abdramane en TV-tale der han erklærte at president Mohamed Bazoum's regjering var blitt styrtet, og at militærjuntaen som stod bak kuppet blant annet hadde opphevet Nigers grunnlov, stengt landets grenser og innført nasjonalt portforbud.^[4]

Per mars 2024 var oberst Abdramane fortsatt fremste talsmann for militærjuntaen i Niger.^[5] Han erklærte i mars 2024 at regimet i Niger hadde besluttet å terminere med umiddelbar virkning en gjeldende militær samarbeidsavtale med USA.^[5]

Referanser

^ Aksar, Moussa; Balima, Boureima (28. juli 2023). «Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed». Reuters. «Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation's national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was held in the presidential palace. | Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by nine other officers, said defence and security forces had decided: "Put an end to the regime that you know due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance."»
^ «النيجر ـ عسكريون يعلنون الإطاحة بالرئيس بازوم والأخير يرفض الانقلاب» [Niger: Officers announce the overthrow of President Bazoum, who rejected the coup]. DW Arabic. 27. juli 2023.
^ Ferdjani, Hannane. «A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties». Al Jazeera (på engelsk). Besøkt 20. september 2024.
^ Peter, Laurence (27. juli 2023). «Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV». BBC.
^ ^a ^b «‘Huge blow’: Niger ends military cooperation with US». Al Jazeera (på engelsk). 17. mars 2024. Besøkt 20. september 2024. «Niger has suspended its military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect”, according to the ruling military spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane, in a blow to US security interests in the region. | The pact allowed US military personnel and civilian defence staff to operate from Niger, which plays a central role in the US military’s operations in Africa’s Sahel region and is home to a major airbase.»

Autoritetsdata

[reuters-aksar-1] Aksar, Moussa; Balima, Boureima (28. juli 2023). «Niger soldiers say President Bazoum's government has been removed». Reuters. «Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation's national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was held in the presidential palace. | Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by nine other officers, said defence and security forces had decided: "Put an end to the regime that you know due to the deteriorating security situation and bad governance."»

[arabic-dw-2] «النيجر ـ عسكريون يعلنون الإطاحة بالرئيس بازوم والأخير يرفض الانقلاب» [Niger: Officers announce the overthrow of President Bazoum, who rejected the coup]. DW Arabic. 27. juli 2023.

[3] Ferdjani, Hannane. «A year after Niger’s coup, split political loyalties test family ties». Al Jazeera (på engelsk). Besøkt 20. september 2024.

[bbc-peter-4] Peter, Laurence (27. juli 2023). «Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV». BBC.

[:0-5] «‘Huge blow’: Niger ends military cooperation with US». Al Jazeera (på engelsk). 17. mars 2024. Besøkt 20. september 2024. «Niger has suspended its military agreement with the United States “with immediate effect”, according to the ruling military spokesman Colonel Amadou Abdramane, in a blow to US security interests in the region. | The pact allowed US military personnel and civilian defence staff to operate from Niger, which plays a central role in the US military’s operations in Africa’s Sahel region and is home to a major airbase.»

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