Life returned to normal in Muslim-majority Niger on February 19, a day after a military coup that ousted President Mamadou Tandja. Troops stormed into the presidential palace during a cabinet meeting and detained Tandja and his ministers. At least three soldiers were killed during fierce gun-battles that accompanied the coup. Calling itself the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (CSRD), the junta immediately dissolved the government and suspended the Constitution. Niger has been embroiled in political crisis for nearly a year since Tandja, who was in power for more than a decade, changed the Constitution to remain in office. Population of Niger is 15 million while Muslims constitute 80%
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