Aminatou Djibrilla Maiga Touré is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

diplomat. She was Niger's Ambassador to the

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from 2006 to 2010 and has served in the transitional government as

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since March 2010. Touré began working at the Foreign Ministry in 1979. She was assigned to its Department of Legal and Consular Affairs until 1991 and was then posted at the Nigerien Embassy to

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from 1991 to 1995. Returning to Niger, she served as Mayor of

Niamey Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital dis ...

Commune II from 1996 to 2000. Touré was Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2000 to 2003 and then Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry's National Commission for

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from 2003 to 2005. After being appointed as Ambassador to the United States, Touré presented her credentials on 9 March 2006. She remained in that post for four years. On 18 February 2010, President

Mamadou Tandja Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNS ...

was overthrown in a

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in Niamey, and

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, the President of the

Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy The Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy (French: ''Conseil suprême pour la Restauration de la Démocratie'', or CSRD), led by Salou Djibo, was a military junta that staged a coup in Niger on 18 February 2010, deposing President Mamad ...

(CSRD), then appointed Touré to serve in the transitional government as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 1 March 2010."Niger junta announces 20-minister provisional gov't"
Xinhua, 2 March 2010.

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