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Niger

sovereign state in western Africa

6 dated entries naming Niger, drawn from 6 separate years between 1591 CE and 1999 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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16th century

  • 1591The defeated Askia dynasty move to the Dendi province in modern-day Niger.source

19th century

  • 1882November 16 – The British Royal Navy's HMS Flirt destroys Abari village in Niger.source
  • 1899May 8 – In the French West African colony of Niger, Paul Voulet massacres the Hausa inhabitants of the village of Birni-N'Konni in retaliation for the continued resistance of Queen Sarraounia.source

20th century

  • 1957March 6 – Zodi Ikhia founds the Nigerien Democratic Front (FDN) in Niger.source
  • 1989September 19 – UTA Flight 772 explodes over Niger, killing all 171 people on board (the Islamic Jihad Organization claims responsibility).source
  • 1999April 9 – Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, president of Niger, is assassinated.source

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