List of heads of state of Niger

President of the Republic of Niger
Coat of Arms of Niger
Incumbent Mahamadou Issoufou since 7 April 2011
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Hamani Diori
Formation	10 November 1960

The following is a list of heads of state of Niger, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

List of Heads of State of Niger

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Portrait	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Republic of Niger	Independence from France
(République du Niger)
10 November 1960 to 15 April 1974		Hamani Diori, President	PPN-RDA	Deposed in a coup d'état
17 April 1974 to 10 November 1987		Seyni Kountché, President of the Supreme Military Council	Mil	Died in office
10 November 1987 to 14 November 1987		Ali Saibou, Interim President of the Supreme Military Council	Mil
14 November 1987 to 17 May 1989		Ali Saibou, President of the Supreme Military Council
17 May 1989 to 20 December 1989		Ali Saibou, President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation
20 December 1989 to 16 April 1993		Ali Saibou, President	MNSD
16 April 1993 to 27 January 1996		Mahamane Ousmane, President	CDS-Rahama	Deposed in a coup d'état
27 January 1996 to 7 August 1996		Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Chairman of the National Salvation Council	Mil
7 August 1996 to 9 April 1999		Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President	UNIRD	Killed in a coup d'état
11 April 1999 to 22 December 1999		Daouda Malam Wanké, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council	Mil
22 December 1999 to 18 February 2010		Mamadou Tandja, President	MNSD-Nassara	Deposed in a coup d'état
18 February 2010 to 7 April 2011		Salou Djibo, Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy	Mil
7 April 2011 to Present		Mahamadou 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) only legal party 1989-1990
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) only legal party 1960-1974
UNIRD	Union Nationale des Indépendants pour la Renouveau Démocratique
	(National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal) authoritarian
n-p	Non-Partisan

Latest election

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Mahamadou Issoufou	Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism	2,252,016	48.43	3,694,132	92.73
Hama Amadou	Nigerien Democratic Movement for an African Federation	824,500	17.73	289,751	7.27
Seyni Oumarou	National Movement for the Development of Society	563,613	12.12
Mahamane Ousmane	Nigerien Movement for Democratic Renewal	290,688	6.25
Ibrahim Yacouba	Nigerien Patriotic Movement	201,982	4.34
Kassoum Moctar	Congress for the Republic	135,176	2.91
Abdou Labo	Democratic and Social Convention	97,382	2.09
Amadou Cheiffou	Social Democratic Rally	82,965	1.78
Amadou Cissé	Union for Democracy and the Republic	69,115	1.49
Laouan Magagi	Alliance for Democratic Renewal	44,685	0.96
Adal Rhoubeid	Democratic Movement for Renewal	27,350	0.59
Abdoulaye Amadou Traoré	Party of Progress for a United Niger	18,681	0.40
Tahirou Guimba	Democratic Movement for Development and the Defence of Liberties	18,335	0.40
Mahaman Jean Philipe Padonou	Convergence for Democracy and Progress	16,508	0.35
Mahaman Hamissou Maman	Justice and Development Party	7,211	0.16
Invalid/blank votes		415,249	–	82,838	–
Total		5,065,456	100	4,066,721	100
Registered voters/turnout		7,580,598	66.82	6,745,667	60.29
Source: Constitutional Court CENI

See also

• Niger
• List of colonial heads of Niger
• Heads of Government of Niger
• Lists of Incumbents

References

• World Statesmen - Niger