Salou Djibo - head of state and government
23.02.2010
While the crime of high treason carries the death sentence, Mr Bazoum said he did not want the former president to be executed.
The coup leaders, calling themselves the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, have promised to turn Niger into a democracy.
In a radio broadcast on Monday evening, they said putsch leader Salou Djibo would act as both the head of state and government, ruling by decree.
He will have the power to appoint and sack the government and the new prime minister.
The military have reportedly used tanks to surround the house of Gen Moumouni Boureima, the former head of the army who refused to back last Thursday's coup.
Niger (2) -- Analyses -- 2010
Long periods of military rule
23.02.2010
Niger has experienced long periods of military rule since independence from France in 1960.
But Mr Tandja's supporters argue that his decade in power has brought a measure of economic stability to the poor West African nation.
Under his tenure, the French energy firm Areva began work on the world's second-biggest uranium mine - ploughing an estimated $1.5 billion into the project.
China National Petroleum Corporation signed a $5 billion deal in 2008 to pump oil within three years.
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