Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara | |
|---|---|
Maïnassara, c. 1996–1999 | |
| 5th President of Niger | |
| In office 27 January 1996 – 9 April 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Boukary Adji Amadou Cissé Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki |
| Vice President | Youssoufa Maïga |
| Preceded by | Mahamane Ousmane |
| Succeeded by | Daouda Malam Wanké |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1949 Dogondoutchi, Colony of Niger |
| Died | 9 April 1999 (aged 49) Niamey, Niger |
| Manner of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
| Party | RDP–Jama'a (1997–99) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIRD (1996–97) |
| Spouse | Clémence Aïssa Baré |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Niger |
| Branch/service | Niger Army |
| Years of service | 1970–1996 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination in 1999. He seized and lost power in military coups.
Baré Maïnassara, a Maouri, a subgroup of Niger's Hausa ethnic majority, was born in Dogondoutchi in 1949 and pursued a military career. Maïnassara was named Army Chief of Staff in March 1995, under a constitution that had moved Niger from prolonged military rule in 1991. He seized power on 27 January 1996, and ruled Niger until his assassination on 9 April 1999, during a second coup d'état.