Mahamadou Issoufou
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Mahamadou Issoufou | |
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| President of Niger | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Brigi Rafini |
| Preceded by | Salou Djibo (Chairperson of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy) |
| Prime Minister of Niger | |
| In office 17 April 1993 – 28 September 1994 | |
| President | Mahamane Ousmane |
| Preceded by | Amadou Cheiffou |
| Succeeded by | Souley Abdoulaye |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dandaji, French West Africa (now Niger) |
| Political party | Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism |
| Spouse(s) | Aïssata Issoufou Mahamadou Lalla Malika Issoufou |
Mahamadou Issoufou (born 1 January 1951[1]) is a Nigerien politician who has been the President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Issoufou was the Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994, President of the National Assembly from February 1995 to 27 January 1996, and he has been a candidate in each presidential election since 1993. He led the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya), a social democratic party, from its foundation in 1990 until his election as President of Niger in 2011.[2] During the Presidency of Mamadou Tandja (1999–2010), Issoufou was the main opposition leader.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Biographie du Président de la République". Présidence de la République du Niger. Archived from the original on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ↑ "Les membres du Comité exécutif national". Archived from the original on 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
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