Niamey
City
Capital of Niger on the Niger River; capital of the French colony from 1926.
Held by
- 1894 – October 26, 1895 France
- June 16, 1895 – October 4, 1958 French West Africa
- October 5, 1958 – December 31, 1959 France
- since August 3, 1960 Niger
Capital of
- since 1960 Niger
Events here 3
- February 18, 2010 2010 Nigerien coup d'état
- March 31, 2021 2021 Nigerien coup attempt
- July 26, 2023 2023 Nigerien coup d'état