Ibrahim Maiga, also known as Ibi Maiga, (born in

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, 3 January 1963), is a Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician. The

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describes him as a "celebrity in Slovakia".

Biography

Maiga moved to what was then

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in the late 1980s as a student at the

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and subsequently obtained Slovak citizenship. He "quickly became famous as a singer and actor". The BBC describes him as "a well-known figure" through his "infectious humour and songs about his homeland, Mali". He stood as a candidate for the

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during the

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, representing the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL). As a pro-European, he has stated: "Particularly now, in a time of crisis, we see how important the European Union is. Without its existence, several states might have suffered collapse". Explaining his choice to run for the European Parliament, he also stated: "I really want to fight this election just to show Europe that Slovakia has a great future in Europe. If I'm elected and for the first time in history a

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represents Slovakia, that's going to be obvious to all of Europe." In 2019, Maiga announced his return to politics and ran for a seat in the

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as a representative of the Priama Demokracia party. Maiga speaks six languages."Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again"
EU Observer, 15 May 2009 He has two children, a son and a daughter.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maiga, Ibrahim Living people 20th-century Slovak male singers Slovak people of Malian descent Party of the Democratic Left (Slovakia) politicians 1963 births

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