Gabriel Cyrille

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Gabriel Cyrille (born February 10, 1944 in Zinder ) is a Nigerien officer and politician .

Life

After primary school in Zinder, Gabriel Cyrille attended the Lycée Hoche in Versailles in France . In 1962 he volunteered for the Nigerien Armed Forces , where he initially served in the garrison of Agadez . He attended French military schools in Cherchell and Strasbourg , became commander of N'Guigmi's company and then deputy commander of the Paratrooper Company in Niamey . In 1968 Cyrille achieved the rank of lieutenant . He was one of the officers who overthrew President Hamani Diori on April 15, 1974 and took power in the state as the Supreme Military Council chaired by Seyni Kountché . During the military coup he led the search of the private rooms of the presidential palace, which he knew because he was friends with the president's son Abdoulaye Hamani Diori . Cyrille became Minister for Information, Post and Telecommunications and Government Spokesman in the new government on April 22, 1974. Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to captain . On November 30, 1974, he changed departments and became Minister for Public Works, Transport and Urban Planning. Gabriel Cyrille also chaired the commission investigating corruption incidents during Hamani Diori's presidency. The commission issued a series of severe sentences against numerous former public officials. After completing her investigations, Cyrille was removed from office on March 3, 1975. Head of state Seyni Kountché accused him of having abused his position as commission chairman for a campaign of revenge. Cyrille was incarcerated in the Agadez Military Prison without trial and was only released in November 1987 after Kountché's death. As a partial redress for his long imprisonment, he was appointed head of the state electricity company NIGELEC .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chaïbou Maman: Répertoire biographique des personnalités de la classe politique et des leaders d'opinion du Niger de 1945 à nos jours . Volume II. Démocratie 2000, Niamey 2003, p. 333-331 .
  2. ↑ a b c Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger . 4th edition. Scarecrow, Plymouth 2012, ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0 , pp. 155-156 .
personal data
SURNAME Cyrille, Gabriel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien officer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH cinder