Mahamane Ousmane

Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950)^[1] is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger from 16 April 1993^[2] until he was removed from power in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996.

Mahamane Ousmane
4th President of Niger
In office 16 April 1993 – 27 January 1996
Prime Minister	Mahamadou Issoufou Souley Abdoulaye Hama Amadou
Preceded by	Ali Saibou
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
President of the National Assembly of Niger
In office December 1999 – May 2009
Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament
In office 2006–2011
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-20) 20 January 1950 (age 75) Zinder, Niger, French West Africa
Nationality	Nigerien
Political party	Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama
Other political affiliations	Democratic and Republican Renewal (since 2020)
Spouse(s)	Nana Mariama Ibrahim Adjia
Children	9

He has run for president in each election since he was removed from office, and he was president of the National Assembly from December 1999 to May 2009.

Since April 2020, he is the president of the Democratic and Republican Renewal (RDR Tchanji), the opposition party of Niger.^[3]