Amadou Ali Djibo
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Amadou Ali Djibo dit Max is a Niger
ien politician. He leads the Union of Independent Nigeriens
(UNI) and was a minor candidate in the 1999 presidential election
. He was a Deputy in the National Assembly of Niger
from 2009 to 2010 and again since 2011.
(MNSD) and served as the party's treasurer. He left that position due to a dispute and then worked as an accountant. After Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
seized power in the January 1996 coup d'état, Djibo played a key role in the committee formed to support Maïnassara's candidacy for the July 1996 presidential election
and he subsequently headed Maïnassara's campaign for that election. Maïnassara officially won the election and then appointed Djibo as Director-General of the Nigerien Petroleum Company (Société nigérienne des pétroles, SONIDEP).
Immediately prior to the February 1999 local elections, Djibo and some others founded the UNI; its performance in those elections was considered respectable. Maïnassara was killed during an April 1999 coup d'etat and a transitional junta
planned new elections for late in the year. The UNI was then transformed into a political party in July 1999. At the UNI's constitutive congress on 26 August 1999, Djibo was designated as the party's candidate for the October 1999 presidential election. In the first round of that election, he placed seventh (and last) with 1.73% of the vote; subsequently, on 6 November 1999, he endorsed the candidacy of Mahamadou Issoufou
for the second round of the election. Issoufou was, however, defeated by Mamadou Tandja.
In the 2004 local elections, Djibo was elected as a municipal councillor in Kirtachi
; he was subsequently elected as Mayor of Kirtachi.
, which removed presidential term limits and was boycotted by the main opposition parties, Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou
visited different parts of the country to thank those who had contributed to the success of the referendum. At the ceremony for Oumarou's visit in Dosso
, Djibo was present and welcomed the creation of the Sixth Republic as a result of the referendum.
Djibo was a candidate in the October 2009 parliamentary election
, which was also boycotted by the major opposition parties, and was elected to the National Assembly. He was the only UNI candidate to win a seat.
In mid-November 2009, when the National Assembly began meeting for the new parliamentary term, Djibo was chosen as one of nine members of an ad hoc technical committee that was tasked with formulating new rules of procedure for the National Assembly. New rules of procedure were deemed necessary because a new constitution had been promulgated since the previous parliamentary term. When the permanent commissions of the National Assembly were established in late November 2009, Djibo became Rapporteur-General of the Finance Commission.
A few months later, on 18 February 2010, President Tandja was ousted in a military coup
and the National Assembly was promptly dissolved. The transitional junta then held a new parliamentary election
in January 2011, and Djibo was again elected to the National Assembly; he was the only UNI candidate to win a seat.
Niger
Niger , officially named the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. It borders Nigeria and Benin to the south, Burkina Faso and Mali to the west, Algeria and Libya to the north and Chad to the east...
ien politician. He leads the Union of Independent Nigeriens
Union of Independent Nigeriens
The Union of Independent Nigeriens is a political party in Niger. It contested the legislative elections of 4 December 2004 in an alliance with the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism....
(UNI) and was a minor candidate in the 1999 presidential election
Nigerien presidential election, 1999
A presidential election was held in Niger in late 1999, with the first round on October 17 and a second round, coinciding with a parliamentary election, on November 24. The election followed a coup d'état on April 9, 1999, in which Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had led an earlier coup in January...
. He was a Deputy in the National Assembly of Niger
National Assembly of Niger
The unicameral National Assembly of Niger is the country's sole legislative body. The National Assembly may propose laws and is required to approve all legislation.-History:...
from 2009 to 2010 and again since 2011.
Political career
Early in his political career, Djibo was a member of the National Movement for the Development of SocietyNational Movement for the Development of Society
The National Movement for the Society of Development - MNSD / MNSD-Nassara is a political party in Niger. Founded under the military government of the 1974-1990 period, it was the ruling party of Niger from 1989 to 1993 and again from 1999 until a coup on February 18, 2010, by a military junta...
(MNSD) and served as the party's treasurer. He left that position due to a dispute and then worked as an accountant. After Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara was a military officer in the West African country of Niger who seized power in a January 1996 coup d'état and ruled the country until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999....
seized power in the January 1996 coup d'état, Djibo played a key role in the committee formed to support Maïnassara's candidacy for the July 1996 presidential election
Nigerien presidential election, 1996
Presidential elections were held in Niger on 7 and 8 July 1996. It followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in May after a military coup had removed elected President Mahamane Ousmane in January...
and he subsequently headed Maïnassara's campaign for that election. Maïnassara officially won the election and then appointed Djibo as Director-General of the Nigerien Petroleum Company (Société nigérienne des pétroles, SONIDEP).
Immediately prior to the February 1999 local elections, Djibo and some others founded the UNI; its performance in those elections was considered respectable. Maïnassara was killed during an April 1999 coup d'etat and a transitional junta
Military junta
A junta or military junta is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish language junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors...
planned new elections for late in the year. The UNI was then transformed into a political party in July 1999. At the UNI's constitutive congress on 26 August 1999, Djibo was designated as the party's candidate for the October 1999 presidential election. In the first round of that election, he placed seventh (and last) with 1.73% of the vote; subsequently, on 6 November 1999, he endorsed the candidacy of Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mahamadou Issoufou is a Nigerien politician who has been President of Niger since 7 April 2011. Previously he was Prime Minister of Niger from 1993 to 1994 and President of the National Assembly from 1995 to 1996, and he has stood as a candidate in each presidential election since 1993.Issoufou...
for the second round of the election. Issoufou was, however, defeated by Mamadou Tandja.
In the 2004 local elections, Djibo was elected as a municipal councillor in Kirtachi
Kirtachi
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; he was subsequently elected as Mayor of Kirtachi.
2009 events
Following the August 2009 constitutional referendumNigerien constitutional referendum, 2009
A constitutional referendum was held in Niger on 4 August 2009. The purpose of the referendum was to submit to Nigerien voters the dissolution of the Fifth Republic of Niger and the creation of a "Sixth Republic of Niger" under a fully presidential system of government...
, which removed presidential term limits and was boycotted by the main opposition parties, Prime Minister Seyni Oumarou
Seyni Oumarou
Seyni Oumarou is a Nigerien politician who was Prime Minister of Niger from June 2007 to September 2009 and President of the National Assembly of Niger from November 2009 to February 2010. He is from the west of the country and is a member of the Djerma ethnic group...
visited different parts of the country to thank those who had contributed to the success of the referendum. At the ceremony for Oumarou's visit in Dosso
Dosso
Dosso might refer to either:*Dosso in Niger:**Dosso Region, a region in Niger**Dosso , a département in Niger**Dosso, Niger, a town, capital of the Dosso département**Dosso Kingdom, the pre-colonial and modern ceremonial power in Dosso....
, Djibo was present and welcomed the creation of the Sixth Republic as a result of the referendum.
Djibo was a candidate in the October 2009 parliamentary election
Nigerien parliamentary election, 2009
A parliamentary election was held in Niger on 20 October 2009, in the wake of President Mamadou Tandja's dissolution of the National Assembly in May 2009 and a successful constitution referendum in August 2009.-Election date:...
, which was also boycotted by the major opposition parties, and was elected to the National Assembly. He was the only UNI candidate to win a seat.
In mid-November 2009, when the National Assembly began meeting for the new parliamentary term, Djibo was chosen as one of nine members of an ad hoc technical committee that was tasked with formulating new rules of procedure for the National Assembly. New rules of procedure were deemed necessary because a new constitution had been promulgated since the previous parliamentary term. When the permanent commissions of the National Assembly were established in late November 2009, Djibo became Rapporteur-General of the Finance Commission.
A few months later, on 18 February 2010, President Tandja was ousted in a military coup
2010 Nigerien coup d'état
A coup d'état occurred in Niger on 18 February 2010. Soldiers attacked the presidential palace in Niamey under weapons fire at midday and captured President Mamadou Tandja, who was chairing a government meeting at the time...
and the National Assembly was promptly dissolved. The transitional junta then held a new parliamentary election
Nigerien parliamentary election, 2011
A parliamentary election was held in Niger on 31 January 2011, following President Mamadou Tandja ouster in a military coup and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly in February 2010...
in January 2011, and Djibo was again elected to the National Assembly; he was the only UNI candidate to win a seat.