heads of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...
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in 1960 to the present day.
A total of ten people have served as head of state of Niger.
The current head of state of Niger is the President of the Republic
Mohamed Bazoum
Mohamed Bazoum ( ar, محمد بازوم), is a Nigerien politician who is the current president of the Republic of Niger. He has been in office since 2 April 2021.
Before becoming President, he served as the President of the Nigerien Party ...
, since 2 April 2021.
Titles
* 1960–1974: President of the Republic
* 1974–1989: President of the Supreme Military Council
* 1989: President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation
* 1989–1996: President of the Republic
* 1996: Chairman of the National Salvation Council
* 1996–1999: President of the Republic
* 1999: Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council
* 1999–2010: President of the Republic
* 2010–2011: Chairman 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 ...
* 2011–present: President of the Republic
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List of officeholders
Timeline
Latest election
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Politics of Niger
Politics of Niger takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Niger is head of state and the Prime Minister of Niger head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executiv ...
List of colonial governors of Niger
This is a List of Colonial Heads of Niger for the period of French Colonial rule. While French control of some of the areas of modern Niger began in the 1890s, a formal Military Territory of Zinder was formed on 23 July 1900. Full independence fro ...
Heads of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 " he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and ...