List of heads of state of Niger
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Hamani Diori |
| Formation | 10 November 1960 |
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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 |
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| 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 | .jpg) | 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
Main article: Nigerien general election, 2016
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
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| 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
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