{"id":848,"date":"2010-02-23T22:41:24","date_gmt":"2010-02-24T03:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/delicious.com\/url\/b5a66c807213cb2d31a283658f0eb071#tomathon"},"modified":"2010-02-23T22:41:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-24T03:41:24","slug":"niger-junta-names-prime-minister-brings-in-men-from-saibou-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tomathon.com\/mphp\/2010\/02\/niger-junta-names-prime-minister-brings-in-men-from-saibou-era\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger: Junta names Prime Minister, brings in men from Saibou era."},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the Monday night communique outlining the transitional authority of the CSRD, The junta President Salou Djibo has named as Prime Minister Mahmadou Danda, the former interim Communications Minister during the 1999 junta's interim rule. Danda has served the government since the 80s, and most recently as Sport Minister in 2000 (under Tandja). He was until now working for the Canadian Embassy, one of the nations most involved in uranium and gold mines. As interesting, Salou's new Personal Chief of Military Staff is Colonel Amadou Moussa Gros. Gros rose under Gen. Ali Saibou's military rule in the 80s, becoming Min. of Tourism. An old friend of Tandja's, he served the brief MNSD government of Hama Amadou in 1995 that was overthrown by Bare. Bare later reactivated him, and made him Chief of Staff. Of late he has been head of a military charitable group, the AAETN. To top this off, Salou went to visit Saibou himself to receive the blessing of the old President and his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Following the Monday night communique outlining the transitional authority of the CSRD, The junta President Salou Djibo has named as Prime Minister Mahmadou Danda, the former interim Communications Minister during the 1999 junta's interim rule. Danda has served the government since the 80s, and most recently as Sport Minister in 2000 (under Tandja). He was until now working for the Canadian Embassy, one of the nations most involved in uranium and gold mines. As interesting, Salou's new Personal Chief of Military Staff is Colonel Amadou Moussa Gros. Gros rose under Gen. Ali Saibou's military rule in the 80s, becoming Min. of Tourism. An old friend of Tandja's, he served the brief MNSD government of Hama Amadou in 1995 that was overthrown by Bare. Bare later reactivated him, and made him Chief of Staff. Of late he has been head of a military charitable group, the AAETN. To top this off, Salou went to visit Saibou himself to receive the blessing of the old President and his family.<\/p>\n

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