Council of Resistance for the Republic

The Council of Resistance for the Republic (French: Conseil de la résistance pour la République, CRR) is a group founded by former rebel leader Rhissa Ag Boula which aims to topple the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland and restore Mohamed Bazoum as President of Niger following his ousting by the military in the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état in July. It supports international intervention by ECOWAS and other actors in doing so.

Council of Resistance for the Republic
Conseil de la résistance pour la République
FoundersRhissa Ag Boula
LeadersRhissa Ag Boula
Dates of operation9 August 2022–present
HeadquartersNiamey, Niger
Active regionsNiger
Ideology
AlliesNigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism
Opponents National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
M62 Movement
Volunteers for the Defense of Niger

Formation

The group was founded on 9 August 2023 by Rhissa Ag Boula, former leader of the rebel group Front for the Liberation of Aïr and Azaouak (FLAA) that participated in two rebellions by the Tuareg people in the 1990s and the 2000s, who accused the Nigerien military junta of orchestrating a "tragedy", referring to its coup against Bazoum. Another CRR member said several Nigerien political figures had joined the group but refused to come out publicly for safety reasons.[1][2]

See also

References
  1. "Former Niger rebel launches anti-coup movement as impasse continues". Aljazeera. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. Lewis, David (9 August 2023). "Former Niger rebel creates movement to reinstate ousted president Bazoum". Reuters. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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