Hamani Diori, a school teacher who led Niger to independence from France in 1960 and built it into Africa's model democracy for 14 years, was ultimately overthrown by the very army officers he had promoted and trusted, demonstrating how leaders who build military institutions may inadvertently create the very forces that can destroy their democratic achievements.
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The leader who built a democracy was destroyed by the soldiers [music] he trusted most. It's 1960, Niamey, Niger.
A school teacher turned politician leads his desert nation to independence from France.
Hamani Diori built schools across the Sahel and modernizes farming while keeping peace with both superpowers.
His army officers rise through the ranks he creates. For 14 years, Niger thrives as Africa's model democracy.
But in 1974, drought devastates the countryside. His people starve while he travels for international aid. The colonels he promoted meet in secret planning his removal. The president who trusted his military was Hamani Diori.
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