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Heads of State of Niger

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
10 November 1960 to 15 April 1974	Hamani Diori, President	PPN-RDA
17 April 1974 to 10 November 1987	Seyni Kountché, President of the Supreme Military Council	Military
10 November 1987 to 17 May 1989	Ali Saïbou, President of the Supreme Military Council	Military	Interim to 14 November 1987
17 May 1989 to 20 December 1989	Ali Saïbou, President of the Supreme Council of National Orientation	Military
20 December 1989 to 27 March 1993	Ali Saïbou, President	MNSD
27 March 1993 to 27 January 1996	Mahamane Ousmane, President	CDS-Rahama	Niger's first democratically elected president
27 January 1996 to 7 August 1999	Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Chairman of the National Salvation Council	Military
7 August 1996 to 9 April 1999	Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, President	UNIRD
11 April 1999 to 22 December 1999	Daouda Malam Wanké, Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council	Military
22 December 1999 to present	Mamadou Tandja, President	MNSD-Nassara	Re-elected in 2004


CDS-Rahama	Convention Démocratique et Sociale-Rahama
CDS-Rahama	(Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama )
MNSD	Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement
MNSD	(National Movement for the Development of Society ) only legal party 1989-1990
MNSD-Nassara	Mouvement National de la Societé de Développement-Nassara
MNSD-Nassara	(National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara ) center-right
PPN-RDA	Parti Progressiste Nigérien-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain
PPN-RDA	(Nigerien Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally ) only legal party 1960-1974
UNIRD	Union Nationale des Indépendants pour la Renoveau Démocratique
UNIRD	(National Union of Independents for Democratic Renewal ) authoritarian