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Issaka Assane Karanta
Issaka Assane Karanta (1 January 1945 – 23 December 2020) was a Nigerien academic, academic administrator, and politician. He served as the mayor of Commune I of Niamey from 1996 to 1999 and the Mayor of Commune III of Niamey from 2010 to 2011. Karanta also served as the governor of Niamey Capital District, which encompasses the capital city of Niamey, from 2018 until his death in office from COVID-19 on 23 December 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger. Biography Karanta was born in Damana in the Filingue Department of the present-day Republic of Niger on 1 January 1945. Much of his professional career focused on education and administration. Karanta was a professor of natural sciences at CEG 4 in Niamey from 1976 to 1995. He then became head of the Geology Pedagogical Support Laboratory from 1995 to 1996, when he entered politics and urban administration. He served as the mayor of Commune I (also known as Niamey I), one of the five urban communes which make up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Niamey Capital District
A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the Public law, public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the ancient Rome, Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in ancient history, antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
