Ali Saibou

Ali Saibou [ ali sɛbu ] (* 1940 in Dingazi Banda, Ouallam, † October 31, 2011 in Niamey ) was a Nigerien politician and 1987-1993 President of his country. He belonged to the ethnic group of the Zarma and comes from the same village as Seyni Kountché.

Career

He was very early interested in a military career and attended from 1954 a military school in Senegal. He then joined the First Senegalese sharpshooters in the regiment. He was in Cameroon in use and was wounded there.

After the independence of Niger 1960 he was in the Nigerien army sergeant. He attended the military school, was in 1969 in command of a unit in N'Guigmi and 1973 about one in Agadez, where he was eventually promoted to captain. Saibou participated in the coup of 1974 Kountché and moved his unit to Niamey. As a reward, he was promoted to Major and appointed Minister for the rural economy, the climate and for assistance to the population, and on November 20, 1974 Personal Chef.

Kountché was leery Saibou and dismissed him in June 1975 from the Cabinet and asked him to give up his command. Saibou asked in return for the dismissal from the service. This dispelled the fears Kountché Saibou and remained loyal to him until his death.

Then Saibou secured his claim as the successor Kountché by the nomination by the top military leadership by rivals were sent by diplomatic duties overseas and by transforming the National Movement of the Development Society ( MNSD - Nassara ) in the only party Niger. After the death Kountché he served from 1987 to 1989 as President of the Supreme Military Council, Head of State, Defense and Interior. At meetings held after the constitutional referendum of 1989 presidential elections in 1989, he was the only candidate. In addition to the presidency, he held still from the Office of Defence.

In early 1990, triggered by students and a stop of Tuareg on Tchintabaraden, the military laws were repealed. This Saibou was practically disempowered. His term ended with the lessons of Mahamane Ousmane presidential election of 1993. Saibou withdrew into retirement in his home village back.