Presidential elections were held in

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on 7 and 8 July 1996. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a

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in May after a

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had ousted the first democratically elected President

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from office in January. Colonel

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination. He seized and lost power in military coups. Baré Maïnassara, a Maouri, a subgro ...

, who had been installed as leader following the coup, won the elections in the first round, claiming 52.22% of the vote, with a 66.4% turnout.Elections in Niger
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Results

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Presidential elections in Niger