Garba Sidikou

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Garba Sidikou (* 1932 in Birni N'Gaouré ; † November 21, 2013 ) was a Nigerien politician .

Life

Garba Sidikou began his professional career in 1951 as a teacher. He worked as deputy school director in Niamey , Zinder and Tanout as well as school director in Dogo and at the Foyer des Métis (“ Mestizo home”) in Zinder. During this time he was close to the Sawaba party . From 1959 to 1974 Sidikou worked for the Nigerien State Radio. At the beginning of the 1960s he was already a well-known radio presenter and initiated the production of radio plays . He increasingly took on administrative tasks in the state broadcaster ORTN . In 1968 the post of Vice Director of the ORTN was created for him.

Sidikou became chef traditionnel (traditional ruler) of Kouré in 1973 with the title Amirou . In the same year he took over the function of general secretary of the Association des Chefs Traditionnels du Niger , the association of the traditional rulers of Niger. He held both offices until his death. Under the ruling head of state Seyni Kountché from 1974 to 1987 Garba Sidikou was entrusted with various high political functions. From 1974 to 1975 he was State Secretary for Youth, Sport and Culture and from 1975 to 1978 Minister for Youth, Sport and Culture. From 1978 to 1979 he worked as Minister for Higher Education and Research Associate with the Presidency's Office, from 1979 to 1983 as Minister for Higher Education and Research and in 1983 as Minister for Information. Most recently, Sidikou worked from 1983 to 1985 as prefect mayor of the capital Niamey and then as secretary general of the national development council. In 1987 he retired.

Garba Sidikou was married and had four children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Laouali Souleymane: Décès Amirou Garba Sidikou: Un chef sage tire sa révérence. (No longer available online.) In: Le Sahel. November 22, 2013, archived from the original on September 27, 2017 ; Retrieved September 26, 2017 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / lesahel.org
  2. ^ Klaas van Walraven: The Yearning for Relief. A History of the Sawaba Movement in Niger . Brill, Leiden 2013, ISBN 978-90-04-24574-7 , pp. 343 .
  3. ^ Ian Forsythe: Tuned to Another Ear: The Field Recordings and Photographs of Charles Duvelle. Forced Exposure, accessed on September 26, 2017 .
  4. ^ Troupe théâtrale radiophonique de Zinder: un parcours théâtral édifiant. In: Niger Inter. November 19, 2015, accessed September 26, 2017 (French).
  5. ↑ Historique de l'ORTN. (No longer available online.) Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Niger, February 27, 2011, archived from the original on September 27, 2017 ; Retrieved September 26, 2017 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ortn.ne
personal data
SURNAME Sidikou, Garba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerien politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Birni N'Gaouré
DATE OF DEATH November 21st 2013