Mamadou Tandja
Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician. He was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was removed from office by the military in a coup d'état in February 2010.
Mamadou Tandja | |
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| 7th President of Niger | |
| In office 22 December 1999 – 18 February 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki Hama Amadou Seyni Oumarou Albadé Abouba (Acting) Ali Badjo Gamatié |
| Preceded by | Daouda Malam Wanké |
| Succeeded by | Salou Djibo (President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy) |
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| Born | 1938 Maïné-Soroa, French West Africa (now Niger) |
| Died | (aged 82) Niamey, Niger |
| Political party | National Movement for the Development of Society |
| Spouse(s) | Laraba Tandja |
Tandja died of a long-illness on 24 November 2020 at a hospital in Niamey, Niger at the age of 82.[1]
Mamadou Tandja Media
Tandja visiting President of the United States George W. Bush at the Oval Office in Washington, D.C., June 2005.
References
- ↑ Mamane, Dalatou (24 November 2020). "Niger's former President Mamadou Tandja dies at age 82" (in en). ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nigers-president-mamadou-tandja-dies-age-82-74386679. Retrieved 25 November 2020.