The National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (french: Union Nationale des Indépendants pour le Renouveau Démocratique, UNIRD) was a political party in

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Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (May 9, 1949 – April 9, 1999) was a military officer and diplomat in Niger who ruled the country from his seizure of power in 1996 until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999. Baré Maïn ...

in the July 1996 presidential elections. In the November 1996 parliamentary elections, which were boycotted by most opposition parties, it won 59 of the 83 seats.Elections in Niger
African Elections Database The following year the party was dissolved and replaced by the Rally for Democracy and Progress.

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{{Nigerien political parties Defunct political parties in Niger Political parties established in 1996 1996 establishments in Niger Political parties disestablished in 1997 1997 disestablishments in Niger