| President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland | |
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| Président du Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie | |
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| National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland | |
| Style | Mr. President His Excellency |
| Type | Head of state |
| Seat | Niamey |
| Precursor | High Commissioner of Niger |
| Formation | 10 November 1960 |
| First holder | Hamani Diori |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Website | Présidence de la République du Niger |
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This is a list of heads of state of Niger since the country gained Independence from France in 1960 to the present day.
A total of eleven people has served as head of state of Niger.
The current head of state of Niger is Abdourahamane Tchiani,[1] the president of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP), a military junta established following a coup[2][3] that overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, on 26 July 2023.[4]
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Niger. The first president who adhered to the term limits was Mahamadou Issoufou in 2021.[5]
Titles
- 1960–1974: President of the Republic
- 1974–1989: President of the Supreme Military Council
- 1989: President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation
- 1989–1996: President of the Republic
- 1996: Chairman of the National Salvation Council
- 1996–1999: President of the Republic
- 1999: Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council
- 1999–2010: President of the Republic
- 2010–2011: Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy
- 2011–2023: President of the Republic
- 2023–present: President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
List of officeholders
- Political parties
National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) / Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)
- Other factions
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Hamani Diori (1916–1989) |
1960 1965 1970 |
10 November 1960 | 15 April 1974 (deposed) |
13 years, 156 days | PPN–RDA | Position not established |
| 2 |  |
Seyni Kountché (1931–1987) |
— | 17 April 1974 | 10 November 1987 (died in office) |
13 years, 207 days | Military | Oumarou Algabid |
| 3 |  |
Ali Saibou (1940–2011) |
1989 | 14 November 1987 | 16 April 1993 | 5 years, 153 days | Military / MNSD–Nassara |
Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou |
| 4 | .jpg.webp) |
Mahamane Ousmane (born 1950) |
1993 | 16 April 1993 | 27 January 1996 (deposed) |
2 years, 286 days | CSD–Rahama | Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou |
| 5 |  |
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949–1999) |
1996 | 27 January 1996 | 9 April 1999 (assassinated) |
3 years, 72 days | Military / UNIRD / RDP–Jama'a |
Adji Cissé Mayaki |
| 6 | |
Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004) |
— | 11 April 1999 | 22 December 1999 | 255 days | Military | Mayaki |
| 7 |  |
Mamadou Tandja (1938–2020) |
1999 2004 |
22 December 1999 | 18 February 2010 (deposed) |
10 years, 58 days | MNSD–Nassara | Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié |
| 8 |  |
Salou Djibo (born 1965) |
— | 18 February 2010 | 7 April 2011 | 1 year, 48 days | Military | Danda |
| 9 |  |
Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1952) |
2011 2016 |
7 April 2011 | 2 April 2021 | 9 years, 360 days | PNDS–Tarayya | Rafini |
| 10 | .jpg.webp) |
Mohamed Bazoum (born 1960) |
2020–21 | 2 April 2021 | 26 July 2023 (deposed) |
2 years, 115 days | PNDS–Tarayya | Mahamadou |
| 11 | |
Abdourahamane Tchiani (born 1960/61) |
— | 26 July 2023 | Incumbent | 171 days | Military | Zeine |
Timeline
Latest election
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Mohamed Bazoum | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism | 1,879,629 | 39.30 | 2,490,049 | 55.67 | |
| Mahamane Ousmane | Democratic and Republican Renewal | 812,412 | 16.99 | 1,983,072 | 44.33 | |
| Seyni Oumarou | National Movement for the Society of Development | 428,083 | 8.95 | |||
| Albadé Abouba | Patriotic Movement for the Republic | 338,511 | 7.08 | |||
| Ibrahim Yacouba | Nigerien Patriotic Movement | 257,302 | 5.38 | |||
| Salou Djibo | Peace, Justice, Progress – Generation Doubara | 142,747 | 2.98 | |||
| Oumarou Malam Alma | Rally for Peace and Progress | 118,259 | 2.47 | |||
| Hassane Baraze Moussa | Nigerien Alliance for Democracy and Progress | 114,965 | 2.40 | |||
| Omar Hamidou Tchana | Alliance of Movements for the Emergence of Niger | 76,368 | 1.60 | |||
| Amadou Ousmane | Democratic Alternation for Fairness in Niger | 63,396 | 1.33 | |||
| Souleymane Garba | Niger Party of Change – Mu Lura | 61,158 | 1.28 | |||
| Idi Ango Ousmane | Alliance for Democracy and the Republic – Mahita | 56,100 | 1.17 | |||
| Nayoussa Nassirou | Convention for Democracy and Social Progress | 41,697 | 0.87 | |||
| Ibrahim Gado | Republican Council for Progress and Democracy | 39,319 | 0.82 | |||
| Mounkaila Issa | Nigerien Rally for Democracy and Peace | 38,604 | 0.81 | |||
| Hamidou Mamadou Abdou | African National Gathering Party | 35,934 | 0.75 | |||
| Intinicar Alhassane | Nigerien Party for Peace and Development | 30,995 | 0.65 | |||
| Abdoulkadri Alpha | Gayya Zabbe | 28,910 | 0.60 | |||
| Kane Habibou | Synergy of Democrats for the Republic | 27,162 | 0.57 | |||
| Oumarou Abdourahamane | Union for Patriotic Pan-Africanists | 20,488 | 0.43 | |||
| Moustapha Moustapha | Party for a Political Revolution in Niger | 20,365 | 0.43 | |||
| Amadou Saidou | Independent | 20,156 | 0.42 | |||
| Mahaman Hamissou Moumouni | Party for Justice and Development – Hakika | 18,585 | 0.39 | |||
| Djibrilla Mainassara | Sawaba | 17,233 | 0.36 | |||
| Sagbo Adolphe | Socialist Party | 17,060 | 0.36 | |||
| Idrissa Issoufou | Citizen's Movement for Development | 16,995 | 0.36 | |||
| Amadou Cissé | Union for Democracy and the Republic | 16,835 | 0.35 | |||
| Mamadou Doulla | Redemption for the Sake of the Fatherland | 16,768 | 0.35 | |||
| Abdallah Souleymane | Niger Forward (Nigerena) | 14,282 | 0.30 | |||
| Ismael Ide | Action Front for a New Niger | 12,062 | 0.25 | |||
| Total | 4,782,380 | 100.00 | 4,473,121 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,782,380 | 92.16 | 4,473,121 | 95.48 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 406,752 | 7.84 | 211,658 | 4.52 | ||
| Total votes | 5,189,132 | 100.00 | 4,684,779 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,446,556 | 69.68 | 7,446,556 | 62.91 | ||
| Source: Constitutional Court - First round Constitutional Court - Second round | ||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Niger's General Abdourahamane Tchiani declared new leader following coup". France 24. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ "Niger soldiers say President Bazoum has been removed, borders closed". France 24. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ Peter, Laurence (27 July 2023). "Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ↑ "African Union, ECOWAS condemn 'attempted coup d'état' in Niger". France 24. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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