List of heads of state of Niger

President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland
Président du Conseil National pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie
	Coat of arms of Niger
	Incumbent; Abdourahamane Tchiani; since 26 July 2023
	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

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, all of them men and six of them military rulers, have 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.

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.^[4]

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

Nigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally (PPN–RDA)

National Movement for the Society of Development (MNSD–Nassara)

Democratic and Social Convention (CSD–Rahama)

National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) / Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP–Jama'a)

Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS–Tarayya)

Other factions

Military

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Prime minister(s)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Prime minister(s)
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		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		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	1 year, 113 days	Military	Zeine

Timeline

Latest election


Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
Candidate		Party	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

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. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ Peter, Laurence (27 July 2023). "Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

External links

[1] "Niger's General Abdourahamane Tchiani declared new leader following coup". France 24. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[2] "Niger soldiers say President Bazoum has been removed, borders closed". France 24. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[3] Peter, Laurence (27 July 2023). "Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV". BBC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[termlimits-4] Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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