| Name | Mamadou Tandja |  |
| Surname | Tandja | |
| First Names | Mamadou | |
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| Country of Birth | Niger |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2007 | ECOWAS Authority of Heads of States & Government | President of Niger | |
| 2005 | 2007 | WAEMU - Conference of the Heads of State & Government | President of the Conference |
| 2004 | Office of the President | President | |
| 1999 | WAEMU - Conference of the Heads of State & Government | Conference Delegate Niger | |
| 1999 | 2004 | Office of the President | President |
| 1991 | 1999 | National Movement for a Developmental Society - Nassara | President |
| 1990 | 1991 | Ministry of Interior & Decentralisation | Minister of Interior |
| 1988 | 1990 | Embassy of Niger in Nigeria | Ambassador |
| 1981 | 1988 | Governorate of Tahoua Region | Prefect |
| 1979 | 1981 | Ministry of Interior & Decentralisation | Minister of Interior |
| 1976 | 1979 | Governorate of Maradi Region | Prefect |
| 1972 | 1976 | Genie Militaire (Gouré-Diffa) | Commanding Officer |
| 1965 | 1969 | Ecole Nationale des Sous Officiers of Bouake | Cadet |
| 1959 | 1963 | Ecole Nationale des Sous-Officiers d'Antsirabe | Cadet |
| 1955 | 1959 | Prytanee Militaire de Kati | Student |
| Date of Birth | 1938 |
| Political Affiliation | MNSD |
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| Notes | Political History of Mamadou Tandja Tandja participated in the 1974 coup that brought Seyni Kountché to power and became a member of the Supreme Military Council. Tandja ran for President in the elections of 1993, taking first place in the first round in February with 34.22% of the vote, but then losing to Mahamane Ousmane in the second round in March, taking 45.58% of the vote. Tandja accepted the results and congratulated Ousmane. Nearly three years later, Ousmane was overthrown in a military coup led by Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara on January 27, 1996. Under Maïnassara, a new presidential election was held on July 7–8, 1996, in which Tandja ran again; this time he took third place with 15.65% of the vote, behind Maïnassara with about 52% and Ousmane with about 20%. On the second day of polling he was placed under house arrest along with the other three opposition candidates and held for two weeks. In April 1999, Maïnassara was assassinated and a new military government took over. This junta promised a return to democracy within the year, and the elections were held in October and November. Receiving the backing of Ousmane in the second round Tandja won the presidential election,after obtaining the first place, with 32% of the vote in the first round, and 59.89% in the second round, defeating former Prime Minister Mahamadou Issoufou Tandja.The MNSD, his political party, also won the most seats in the parliamentary election in November. Tandja took office on December 22, 1999. He appointed Hama Amadou as his Prime Minister in January 2000. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ Jibrin Ibrahim & Abdoulaye Niandou Souley 'The rise to power of an opposition party the MNSD in Niger Republic' - Retrieved on 13-07-07 13-07-07 13-07-07 13-07-07 13-07-07 13-07-07 13-07-07 - http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&;ContentID=11625 ] Military Promotion of Mamadou Tandja ------------------------------------------------------------ July 1967 : Second Lieutnant October 1969 : Lieutenant 1st August 1975 : Captain 1st January 1981: Battalion Commanding Officer 1st January 1987: Lieutenant-Colonel ------------------------------------------------------------- [ Afrique Press No 197 - 28 Nov 1999 - http://www.afrique-;express.com/archive/OUEST/niger/bio/197tandja.htm ] |
| Record last updated on 25 JUN 2008 |