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President Tandja had grown increasingly unpopular since changing the constitution to extend his rule in office.

When Niger's parliament and constitutional court said the referendum was illegal, President Tandja dismissed both and ruled by decree.

2 posted on 02/20/2010 5:39:04 AM PST by TooBusy
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To: TooBusy
Last year, we commended the Hondurans for ousting Manuel Zelaya. Now this year, we commend the Nigers for ousting Mamdou Tandja.

When will America out Barack Hussein Obama?

3 posted on 02/20/2010 5:47:25 AM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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