A constitutional referendum was held in

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on 31 October 2010, after the military coup earlier in the year had ousted elected President

Mamadou Tandja Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was List of heads of state of Niger, President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 ...

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followed on 31 January and 12 March 2011. Approved by 90% of voters, the constitution granted immunity to the coup leaders and stipulated that they had to hand over power by 6 April 2011.Niger backs new constitution towards civilian rule
Reuters, 3 November 2010 They did so as promised following the January–March 2011 general elections. The approval of the referendum also restored the

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of government which had been abolished in the disputed referendum in 2009.

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