On 26 July 2023, a military coup d’état occurred in which country?

Correct Answer: B. Niger

On 26 July 2023, a coup d’état occurred in Niger, in which the country’s presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum and presidential guard commander general Abdourahamane Tchiani proclaimed himself the leader of a new military junta.  Presidential guard forces closed the country’s borders, suspended state institutions, and declared a curfew. This was the fifth military coup d’état since the country gained independence from France in 1960, and the first since 2010.