Hamani Diori, Nigerien academic and politician, 1st President of Niger (died 1989)

Hamani Diori

President of Niger from 1960 to 1974

Hamani Diori was the first President of the Republic of Niger. He was appointed to that office in 1960, when Niger gained independence from France. Although corruption was a common feature of his administration, he gained international respect for his role as a spokesman for…

Niger

Landlocked country in West Africa

Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. It…

List of heads of state of Niger

This is a list of heads of state of Niger since the country gained independence from France in 1960 to the present day.

June 6

Day of the year

June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 208 days remain until the end of the year.