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Former Niger president Mamadou Tandja dies

In this file photo taken on March 27, 2009, then Niger's President Mamadou Tandja waves upon French President's arrival at Diori Hamani airport in Niamey. Tandja passed away on November 24, 2020. [AFP]

Niger's former president Mamadou Tandja, ousted from power in 2010 after attempting to stay on beyond a two-term limit, has died, the government in capital Niamey said Tuesday.

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