| LC control no. | n 84129819 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Niger. Conseil militaire suprême |
| Variant(s) | CMS (Conseil militaire suprême (Niger)) |
| See also | Successor: Niger. Conseil supérieur d'orientation nationale |
| Beginning date | 1974-04 |
| Ending date | 1989-05-18 |
| Associated country | Niger |
| Found in | Niger. Commission nationale de mise en place de la société de développement. Rapport général, juin 1981: t.p. (République du Niger, Conseil militaire suprême) Wikipedia, French version, viewed April 24, 2017 Histoire du Niger (the Conseil militaire suprême was created following the removal of President Hamani Diori in a military coup on April 15, 1974; it was led by Lieutenant-Colonel Seyni Kountché) Idrissa, Kimba. Armée et politique au Niger, 2008, viewed online April 24, 2017: page 168 (Conseil Militaire suprême (CMS); during its first years, Kountché reinforced his own power by eliminating from the CMS most of the coauthors of the coup of 15 April 1974 for various "plots") page 177 (following Kountchés death on Nov. 10, 1987, colonel Ali Saibou was named provisional president of CMS, confirmed a week later, and became head of state; on May 18, 1989, the Conseil supérieur d'orientation nationale (CSON) was created by presidential order, which replaced the CMS, with the same powers, and Ali Saibou at its head) |
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