Djibo Yacouba

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Djibo Yacouba (born February 28, 1923 in Téra , † August 4, 1968 in Niamey ) was a Nigerien politician and diplomat .

Life

Djibo Yacouba first went to school in Téra, his birthplace, and in Niamey, and from 1940 to 1943 he attended the École normal William Ponty . After his military service he worked as a teacher in Niamey. Alongside Mahamane Dan Dobi , Souleymane Ly and Zada Niandou, he shaped the theater life in the urban centers of Niger in the 1940s and 1950s. In his play Le Marché noir , he dealt with the problems of urban life in Africa.

In 1958 Djibo Yacouba was elected as PPN-RDA MP for Téra in the Territorial Assembly, which later became the National Assembly. Under President Hamani Diori served first as Minister for the Economy in Rural Areas and then from 1963 as Minister for Defense , Information and Youth. In November 1965 he was appointed ambassador to Belgium and representative to the EEC in Brussels . He died in a car accident.

Djibo Yacouba was married to the suffragette Fatou Djibo . He died in a car accident. A street in Niamey, avenue Yacouba Djibo , was named after him.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c André Salifou : Biographie politique de Hamani Diori. Premier President de la République du Niger . Karthala, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-8111-0202-9 , pp. 296-297 .
  2. ↑ Chaibou Dan Inna : Le théâtre . In: Marie-Clotilde Jacquey (ed.): Littérature nigérienne (=  Notre librairie . No. 107 ). CLEF, Paris 1991, p. 64-65 .
  3. ^ Grand-Mothers Fatou and Anne-Marie. (PDF) African Action on Aids, 2016, accessed on December 28, 2017 .
  4. ^ François Martin: Le Niger du Président Diori 1960–1974 . L'Harmattan, Paris 1991, ISBN 2-7384-0952-0 , pp. 348 .
personal data
SURNAME Yacouba, Djibo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Téra
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 1968
Place of death Niamey