# Abdourahamane Tiani **Abdourahamane Tiani** (also Tchiani) is the general who seized power in [[Niger]] on July 26, 2023, detaining elected President [[Mohamed Bazoum]]. He expelled French and then American forces, admitted Russia's [[Africa Corps]] in April 2024, joined [[Mali]] and [[Burkina Faso]] in the [[Alliance of Sahel States]], and nationalized the French company Orano's uranium mine. On March 26, 2025 he was sworn in as president under a charter granting a renewable five-year transition, was promoted to army general, and dissolved the political parties. He survived a mutiny at Niamey's Air Base 101 on August 28–29, 2026 with Africa Corps and Algerian support, reappearing in public on September 4. ## See Also - [[Niger]] · [[Mohamed Bazoum]] · [[Africa Corps]] · [[Alliance of Sahel States]]