The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

: Conseil suprême pour la Restauration de la Démocratie, or CSRD), led by Salou Djibo

Salou Djibo

Lieutenant General Salou Djibo is a Nigerien military officer. Following the military coup of 18 February 2010, he became head of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy and thus de facto leader of Niger....

, is a military junta

Military junta

A junta or military junta is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish language junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors...

 that staged a coup in Niger

Niger

Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...

 on 18 February 2010, deposing President Mamadou Tandja. The CSRD has stated that its objective is to make Niger an example of "democracy and good governance."

During the two days following the coup, thousands of people demonstrated in the streets to support the military government and its stated intention of installing democracy.

Members

• Col. Salou Djibo
  Salou Djibo
  Lieutenant General Salou Djibo is a Nigerien military officer. Following the military coup of 18 February 2010, he became head of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy and thus de facto leader of Niger....
  
  , Chairman
• Col. Djibrilla Hima Hamidou, had been spokesman in the 1999 coup
• Col. Goukoye Abdul Karimou, junta spokesman
• Col. Adamou Harouna
  Adamou Harouna
  Major Abdoulaye Adamou Harouna is a Nigerien military figure, who led the military coup which overthrew President Mamadou Tandja on February 18, 2010....
  
  , aide-de-camp
  Aide-de-camp
  An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
  
  of 1999 coup leader Maj. Daouda Mallam Wanke.

Actions

The CSRD has suspended Niger's constitution and dissolved all state institutions. It has placed President Mamadou Tandja in captivity at a military barracks on 18 February 2010. On 2 March 2010, the CSRD announced the interim government of Niger—which included three generals with ties to Tandja—and reiterated their promise to return to democracy. They have also announced that CSRD members and politicians from the interim government will not stand in elections.