Overview of Niger: History

Not until 1993, 35 years after independence from France, did Niger hold its first free and open elections. A 1995 peace accord ended a five-year Tuareg insurgency in the north. Coups in 1996 and 1999 were followed by the creation of a National Reconciliation Council that effected a transition to civilian rule by December 1999. Read More »

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Overview of Niger: History is based on Niger by Ryan Holliday, Michael Chourdakis, Peter Fitzgerald, jan, ChubbyWimbus, AHeneen, Inas, Abi, Burmesedays, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.