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23-460: Maïnassara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aïchatou Maïnassara (1971–2020), Nigerien politician Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949–1999), Nigerien military officer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Maïnassara . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding

46-515: A near-mutiny by the army in February 1998 over unpaid salaries. The National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal (UNIRD) was established in 1996 to support Maïnassara in that year's elections, but subsequently, the Rally for Democracy and Progress-Jama'a was established as the ruling party. With the constitution barring presidents from leading parties, Hamid Algabid became the leader of

69-496: A new constitution was approved by referendum in May 1996, and a presidential election was held on 7–8 July 1996. Maïnassara took about 52% of the vote, in an election widely viewed as fraudulent. On the second day of polling, he had the electoral commission dissolved and replaced it with another electoral commission; on the same day, he also had the four opposition candidates placed under house arrest, which lasted for two weeks. Maïnassara

92-600: A political transition that ended with elections late in the year. The constitution adopted in a July 1999 referendum provides for an amnesty for participants in both the 1996 and 1999 coups. An investigation into Maïnassara's death had begun in June 1999, but following the amnesty, it ended in September. The RDP-Jama'a has demanded an international inquiry into his death in the years since. His widow, former first lady Clémence Aïssa Baré , and their children have campaigned for

115-576: The 2004 presidential election ; however, he was largely absent from Niger at the time due to his role as a mediator in Sudan. In the election, held on 16 November, Algabid finished last out of six candidates with 4.89% of the vote. On 21 November, the RDP announced its support for Tandja in the second round. Algabid was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2004 parliamentary election . He

138-666: The Islamic Development Bank (1976–79). On 10 September 1979, he was appointed to the government as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. He served in that post until he was promoted to the position of Minister of Trade on 8 February 1981; subsequently his portfolio was expanded when he was appointed Minister of Trade and Transport on 14 June 1982. Algabid was then named Deputy Minister for Finance on 24 January 1983 before being appointed Prime Minister on 14 November 1983. He served as Prime Minister until 15 July 1988. From 1989 to 1996, Algabid

161-529: The 1999 coup. On June 28, 2009, the RDP changed its position, announcing its unconditional support for the referendum despite the continued inclusion of the constitutional amnesty. The RDP was given two posts in the government, and the mandate of the HCCT, chaired by Algabid, was extended by six months. Some members of the party disapproved of the decision to support the referendum, however, and two former ministers, Abdoulrahamane Seydou and Moussa Oumarou, resigned from

184-635: The Ministry of External Finance from 1971 to 1973, and he was promoted to the position of Secretary-General of Finance in 1973. Following the April 1974 coup d'état led by General Seyni Kountché , Algabid remained in his post as Secretary-General of Finance until 1979. During that time he also was appointed country administrator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Central Bank (1975–76) and then country administrator of

207-527: The RDP as a result. The RDP participated in the October 2009 parliamentary election , but the opposition, angered by Tandja's efforts to remain in power, boycotted it. ECOWAS, which wanted the election delayed in hopes of resolving the political crisis, suspended Niger from its ranks immediately after the election was held. Algabid was included in the 22-member Nigerien delegation that traveled to Abuja for talks with ECOWAS beginning on 9 November 2009. Tandja

230-465: The RDP for another three-year term at a party congress on January 23, 2001. On this occasion, he said that the RDP's "immediate objective" was "to secure the opening of an international commission of inquiry into the assassination of president Mainassara". Algabid served as the African Union 's special envoy for Darfur in 2004. On 11 September 2004, he was designated as the RDP candidate in

253-555: The RDP's Vice-President, also attempted to run as the RDP candidate, the Court of State approved Algabid's candidacy and rejected Cissé's candidacy on 3 September. In the first round of the election, held on 17 October, Algabid placed fourth out of seven candidates, winning 10.83% of the vote. On 6 November, Algabid announced his support for Mahamadou Issoufou , the candidate of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism , in

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276-520: The RDP-Jama'a announced on 12 May 2009 that it would support the new constitution, which would establish a presidential system; according to Algabid, a presidential system was "best suited to promote development". However, the RDP's support was conditional: it demanded the removal of the 1999 constitution's amnesty for those involved in Maïnassara's assassination, and it demanded an investigation into

299-536: The RDP-Jama'a in August 1997. Local elections were held in February 1999, and in early April the Supreme Court released results which showed the opposition winning more seats than Maïnassara's supporters; the Court also canceled the results in many areas and ordered elections there to be held again. The opposition called for protests against the cancellation of results on 8 April. On 9 April 1999, Maïnassara

322-572: The party's national congress. Later, Algabid also became head of the Convergence for the Republic (CPR), a pro-Maïnassara coalition composed of 15 parties, which was formed in August 1998. Maïnassara was assassinated in April 1999, and a military regime scheduled a new presidential election for late in the year. Algabid ran as the RDP-Jama'a candidate in this election; although Amadou Cissé ,

345-512: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maïnassara&oldid=1245632661 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of African origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Ibrahim Bar%C3%A9 Ma%C3%AFnassara General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999)

368-724: The prosecution of his killers in Niger and before the ECOWAS Court of Justice for more than 20 years. Hamid Algabid A member of the Tuareg ethnic group, Algabid was born in the small settlement of Belbedji, near Tanout in 1941. He studied law at the University of Abidjan and later at the IIAP in Paris, where he received his law degree. He was made a head of department under

391-696: The second round; Issoufou was defeated by Tandja Mamadou of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD). Algabid was also elected to the National Assembly in the 1999 parliamentary election , and during the parliamentary term that followed he served as Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly as well as the Vice-President of the RDP Parliamentary Group. Algabid was re-elected as President of

414-636: Was Secretary-General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC). In December 1996, he was nominated as a candidate to become Secretary-General of the United Nations , a post which was won by Kofi Annan . During the rule of Nigerien President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara , Algabid returned to politics in Niger. On 20 August 1997, he was named President of the RDP-Jama'a, which was established as Maïnassara's ruling party, at

437-560: 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 subgroup of Niger's Hausa ethnic majority, was born in Dogondoutchi in 1949 and pursued a military career. Maïnassara was named Army Chief of Staff in March 1995, under a constitution that had moved Niger from prolonged military rule in 1991. On April 9, 1999, he

460-572: Was ambushed and shot to death by soldiers, reportedly members of the Presidential Guard, at the airport in the capital city of Niamey as he was going to board a helicopter. The circumstances of the killing were not clear; rumors suggested that Maïnassara was attempting to flee the country. Initially his death was officially described as an "unfortunate accident", but this claim was widely considered implausible. Coup leader Daouda Malam Wanké succeeded him as head of state and initiated

483-574: Was assassinated in Niamey during Nigerien coup d'état . Parliamentary elections in January 1995 resulted in cohabitation between President Mahamane Ousmane and a parliament controlled by his opponents, led by Prime Minister Hama Amadou . Rivalry between Ousmane and Amadou effectively paralyzed the government, and Maïnassara seized power on 27 January 1996, pointing to the difficult political situation as justification. Under Maïnassara's rule,

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506-552: Was subsequently appointed as President of the High Council of Territorial Collectivities (HCCT), a body responsible for local government in Niger. In December 2006, he was awarded a medal by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). During the 2009 constitutional crisis caused by Tandja's decision to seek a referendum on a new constitution that would enable him to remain in power,

529-523: Was sworn in on 7 August. He imposed conservative Islamist laws that included the banning of short skirts and a crackdown on the sale of contraceptives, while also introducing economic reforms and signing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund . However, the country's economic problems continued and its external debt rose to $ 1.4 billion. This led to strikes by teachers and civil servants over pay arrears and job losses and

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