Heads of state of Niger
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List of Heads of State of NigerNigerNiger , 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...
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| Republic of 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... |
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| (République du 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... ) |
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| 10 November 1960 to 15 April 1974 | Hamani Diori Hamani Diori Hamani Diori was the first President of the Republic of Niger. He was appointed to that office in 1960, when Niger gained independence.- Youth :... , President |
PPN-RDA | Deposed in the 1974 coup d'état 1974 Nigerien coup d'état The 1974 Nigerien coup d'état was a largely bloodless military insurrection which overthrew the first postcolonial government of the West African nation of Niger... |
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| 17 April 1974 to 10 November 1987 | Seyni Kountché Seyni Kountché Seyni Kountché was a Nigerien military officer who led a 1974 coup d'état that deposed the government of Niger's first president, Hamani Diori. He ruled the country as military head of state from 1974 to 1987... , President of the Supreme Military Council |
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| 10 November 1987 to 14 November 1987 | Ali Saibou Ali Saibou Ali Saibou was the third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993 succeeding the deceased Seyni Kountché.A member of the Djerma people, he was born in Dingajibanda, a village in the Ouallam arrondissement. Although from Kountché's home village, Saibou is not a cousin... , Interim President of the Supreme Military Council |
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| 14 November 1987 to 17 May 1989 | Ali Saibou Ali Saibou Ali Saibou was the third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993 succeeding the deceased Seyni Kountché.A member of the Djerma people, he was born in Dingajibanda, a village in the Ouallam arrondissement. Although from Kountché's home village, Saibou is not a cousin... , President of the Supreme Military Council |
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| 17 May 1989 to 20 December 1989 | Ali Saibou Ali Saibou Ali Saibou was the third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993 succeeding the deceased Seyni Kountché.A member of the Djerma people, he was born in Dingajibanda, a village in the Ouallam arrondissement. Although from Kountché's home village, Saibou is not a cousin... , President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation |
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| 20 December 1989 to 16 April 1993 | Ali Saibou Ali Saibou Ali Saibou was the third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993 succeeding the deceased Seyni Kountché.A member of the Djerma people, he was born in Dingajibanda, a village in the Ouallam arrondissement. Although from Kountché's home village, Saibou is not a cousin... , President |
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| 16 April 1993 to 27 January 1996 | Mahamane Ousmane Mahamane Ousmane Mahamane Ousmane is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger, serving from 16 April 1993 until his ouster in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996. He has continued to run for President in each election since his ouster, and he was President... , President |
CDS-Rahama | Deposed in the 1996 coup d'état 1996 Nigerien coup d'état The 1996 Nigerien coup d'état was a military coup d'état which occurred on 27 January 1996 in Niamey, Niger. It ousted Niger's first democratically-elected President, Mahamane Ousmane after nearly three years in power and installed General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as head of state... |
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| 27 January 1996 to 7 August 1996 | Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who seized power in a January 1996 coup d'état and ruled the country until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999.... , Chairman of the National Salvation Council |
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| 7 August 1996 to 9 April 1999 | Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who seized power in a January 1996 coup d'état and ruled the country until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999.... , President |
UNIRD | Assassinated in the 1999 coup d'état 1999 Nigerien coup d'état The 1999 Nigerien coup d'état occurred on 9 April 1999 and resulted in the death of President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara and the installation of Daouda Malam Wanké as President on 11 April. Maïnassara was killed at a military base, possibly by members of the Presidential Guard.-Background:Maïnassara,... |
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| 11 April 1999 to 22 December 1999 | Daouda Malam Wanké Daouda Malam Wanké Daouda Malam Wanké was a military and political leader in Niger. He was a member of Hausa ethnic group.Wanké's year of birth is disputed. Many sources claim it is 1954 while others 1946.-Biography:... , Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council |
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| 22 December 1999 to 18 February 2010 | Mamadou Tandja, President | MNSD-Nassara | Deposed in the 2010 coup d'état 2010 Nigerien coup d'état A coup d'état occurred in Niger on 18 February 2010. Soldiers attacked the presidential palace in Niamey under weapons fire at midday and captured President Mamadou Tandja, who was chairing a government meeting at the time... |
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| 18 February 2010 to 7 April 2011 | 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 of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy , led by Salou Djibo, is a military junta that staged a coup in Niger on 18 February 2010, deposing President Mamadou Tandja... |
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| 7 April 2011 to Present | Mahamadou Issoufou Mahamadou Issoufou Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who has been President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Previously he was Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994 and President of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he has stood as a candidate in each presidential election since 1993.Issoufou... , President |
PNDS-Tarayya | ||
Affiliations
| CDS-Rahama | Convention Démocratique et Sociale-Rahama |
| (Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama) | |
| MNSD | Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement |
| (National Movement for the Development of Society National Movement for the Development of Society The National Movement for the Society of Development - MNSD / MNSD-Nassara is a political party in Niger. Founded under the military government of the 1974-1990 period, it was the ruling party of Niger from 1989 to 1993 and again from 1999 until a coup on February 18, 2010, by a military junta... ) only legal party 1989-1990 |
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| MNSD-Nassara | Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement-Nassara |
| (National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara) center-right | |
| PNDS-Tarayya | Parti Nigerien pour la Democratie et le Socialisme-Tarayya |
| (Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism-Tarayya) center-left, social-democratic | |
| PRA | Parti du Regroupement Africain |
| (Party of the African Regrouping) | |
| PPN-RDA | Parti Progressiste Nigérien-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
| (Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally The Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally is a political party in Niger. It was the leading political party of the pre-independence era, becoming the sole legal party of the First Republic . It was led by Niger's first President, Hamani Diori... ) only legal party 1960-1974 |
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| UNIRD | Union Nationale des Indépendants pour la Renouveau Démocratique |
| (National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal) authoritarian | |
| n-p | Non-Partisan |
See also
- NigerNigerNiger , 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...
- List of colonial heads of Niger
- Heads of Government of Niger
- Lists of Incumbents