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THE
NAMES OF CURRENT DETACHMENT MEMBERS ARE NOT TO BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE
AUTHORIZATION OF THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER |
| 2016 |
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| Ambassador:
Eunice S. Reddick |
Company Commander:
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| 2015 |
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| Ambassador:
Eunice S. Reddick |
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| 2014 |
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| Ambassador:
Bisa Williams / Eunice S. Reddick |
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| 2013 |
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Ambassador:
Bisa Williams
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| 2012 |
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| Ambassador:
Bisa Williams |
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| 2011 |
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| Ambassador:
Bisa Williams |
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| 2010 |
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Ambassador:
Bernadette M. Allen / Bisa Williams
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| 2009 |
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| Ambassador:
Bernadette M. Allen |
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| 2008 |
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| Ambassador:
Bernadette M. Allen |
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| 2007 |
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| Ambassador:
Bernadette M. Allen |
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| 2006 |
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Ambassador:
Bernadette M. Allen
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| 2005 |
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| 2004 |
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2003
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2002
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| Ambassador:
Barbara A. Owens-Kirkpatrick / Gail
Dennise Mathieu |
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2001
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| Ambassador:
Barbara A. Owens-Kirkpatrick |
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2000
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| Ambassador:
Barbara A. Owens-Kirkpatrick |
Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders: Cpl.
Brian Steel, |
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1999
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Ambassador:
Charles O. Cecil / Barbara A. Owens-Kirkpatrick
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Company Commander:
Detachment
Commander:
Watchstanders: Cpl.
Brian Steel, |
April:
Ibrahime Baré Maïnassara, assassinated in
by his own
security guard.
November: democratic elections held.
Tandja Mamandou elected president
Foreign aid from France and U.S. was restored.
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1998
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| Ambassador:
Charles O. Cecil |
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1997
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| Ambassador:
Charles O. Cecil |
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July,
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was declared president
in a rigged election.
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1996
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Ambassador:
John S. Davison / Charles O. Cecil
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Jan. 27: Military coup / Col. Ibrahim
Baré Maïnassara.
A
state of emergency was declared / the constitution suspended /
political activity was halted.
Coup
leaders form interim government..
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1995
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| Ambassador:
John S. Davison |
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January:
Gvt Elections - Ousmane rejects the MNSD prime minister, and
Ousmane's nominee dismissed from MNSD. Ultimately, Amadou was
re-appointed prime minister.
Problems
between prime minister and the president. President does
not acknowledge the prime minister's replacements of heads to
the
state enterprises. "no confidence" in the Amadou government was
defeated in October
Fighting
between the Presidents supporters and prime minister
supporters.
December:
Teachers, civil servants and university students strikes,
demanding salary arrears.
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1994
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| Ambassador:
John S. Davison |
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Sept:
Prime Minister
Issoufou resigns. f
"no confidence" vote in the new government headed by Prime
Minister Abdoulaye results in president's dissolution of the National
Assembly.
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1993
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Ambassador:
Jennifer C. Ward / John S. Davison
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Mahamane Ousmane
becomes President, recover from the economic crisis delayed
by
unrest caused by the government's inability to pay its employees.
Sept:
Government announced pay cuts of 25 %. Settling with the public
sector employees, the situation is worsened with the devaluation of the
CFA franc by 50% (nullifying compensation to the public sector
employees)
Police
clash with citizens resulting in the death of one student.
Strikes and violent protests persisted for several months.
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1992
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| Ambassador:
Jennifer C. Ward |
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Teachers
and students on strike during 1992 and 1993. Reports of Soldiers out on
strike across the country, demanding unpaid wages.
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1991
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Ambassador:
Carl Copeland Cundiff / Jennifer C. Ward
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1990
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| Ambassador:
Carl Copeland Cundiff |
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1989
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| Ambassador:
Carl Copeland Cundiff |
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1988
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Ambassador:
Robert Wayne Bogosian / Carl Copeland Cundiff
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1987
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| Ambassador:
Robert Wayne Bogosian |
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Seyni
Kountche dies of natural
causes / Col.
Ali Saibou, a
Songhai/Djerma leads government
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1986
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| Ambassador:
Robert Wayne Bogosian |
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1985
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Ambassador:
William Robert Casey, Jr. / Robert Wayne Bogosian
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1984
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1983
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| Ambassador: |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Sandevol / GySgt. John
Teague
Watchstanders: Sgt.
John "Jay" Birdsell,
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1982
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Ambassador:
William Robert Casey, Jr.
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Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Shepard / GySgt.
Sandevol
A/: Sgt. Juan Ortiz
Watchstanders: Cpl.
Blaise Casiba, Cpl. Chris Fisher, |
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1981
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| Ambassador:
James Keough Bishop |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt.
Shepard
A/: Sgt. Juan Ortiz
Watchstanders: Cpl.
Blaise Casiba, Cpl. Chris Fisher, |
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1980
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| Ambassador:
James Keough Bishop |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt. Shepard
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1979
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Ambassador:
Charles A. James / James Keough Bishop
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1978
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| Ambassador:
Charles A. James |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt Henry Wallace
ANCOIC: Sgt
Barry L. Wenrich,
(Pensylvania)
Watchstanders: Sgt
Daniel Danko -
Illinois, Cpl
Mitchel R. Brown - Alabama, Cpl Martin W. "Buzz" Bazar - California,
Cpl
Randal Breiland - Oregon Cpl
Randal Breiland, Cpl Robert Rainey |
During
employee demonstration ignoring NCOIC warnings, the Ambassador walked
into the crowd to hear their complaints calming the crowd and taking
care of the situation.
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1977
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| Ambassador:
Charles A. James |
Company Commander:
NCOIC: GySgt Robert Chars - Texas - Sandy (W) and Danielle
(D)
A/: Sgt Barry
L. Wenrich,
(Pensylvania)
Watchstanders: Sgt
Daniel Danko - Illinois, Cpl
Mitchel R. Brown - Alabama, Cpl Martin W. "Buzz" Bazar - California,
Cpl
Randal Breiland - Oregon |
NOTE:
Det Update from
Barry Wenrich (2005)
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1976
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Ambassador:
L. Douglas Heck / Charles A. James
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President:
Seyni
Kountche, (a Hausa),
& military advisors ruled the country Kountche
installs 12
man military government. predominantly civilian government
formed.
Under
Kountche, Niger built an extensive laterite and tar road system
linking each side of the vast county, west to east to the north.
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1975
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| Ambassador:
L. Douglas Heck |
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1974
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Ambassador:
L. Douglas Heck
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In
1974,devastating drought & rampant government
corruption
resulted in a military coup overthrowing Diori regime. Two million
people were starving. 200,000 tons of food from US and other
countries, ended famine conditions by December.
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1973
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| Ambassador:
Roswell D. McClelland |
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1972
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| Ambassador:
Roswell D. McClelland |
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1971
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| Ambassador:
Roswell D. McClelland |
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1970
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Ambassador:
Roswell D. McClelland
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1969
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Ambassador:Samuel
C. Adams, Jr.
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1968
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Ambassador:
Robert J. Ryan / Samuel C. Adams, Jr.
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1967
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| Ambassador:
Robert J. Ryan |
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1966
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| Ambassador:
Robert J. Ryan |
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1965
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| Ambassador:
Robert J. Ryan |
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1964
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Ambassador:
Mercer Cook / Robert J. Ryan
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1963
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| Ambassador:
Mercer Cook |
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1962
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| Ambassador:
Mercer Cook |
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1961
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Ambassador:
R. Borden Reams / Mercer Cook
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1960
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Ambassador:
R. Borden Reams
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Aug:
Full
independence
Niger run by a single- party civilian regime (President Hamani Diori)
1960 - 1974
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1959
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1958
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Dec: Establishment of the Fifth French Republic, Niger becomes an
autonomous state within the French community.
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1957
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1956
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July; Revision in the organization of French Overseas
Territories
with the Overseas Reform Act (Loi Cadre)
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1955
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1954
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1953
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1952
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1951
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1950
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1949
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| 1948 |
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