Hamani Saliah

Hamani Saliah (* 1964 in Méhana ; † November 16, 2008 in Niamey ) was a Nigerien officer .

Life

Hamani Saliah attended elementary school in his native Méhana and middle school in the city of Téra . He joined the Niger armed forces in 1983 . After military training in Senegal and the United States , he became leader of a platoon in 1992 and deputy commander of a company in 1995 . From 1997 he held the rank of captain .

Saliah was one of 14 officers on the Council of National Reconciliation , a military junta that ruled Niger from April to December 1999. Djibrilla Hima Hamidou , the spokesman for the Council of National Reconciliation, was a longtime friend of his. After power was handed over to a civilian government, Saliah continued his military career. From 2006, he commanded the 12th Joint Battalion , which controlled the strategically important military facilities in the capital Niamey . At last he had the rank of lieutenant colonel .

Hamani Saliah died in Niamey National Hospital in 2008 and was buried in his hometown of Hamdallaye .

Honors

Knight of the Nigerien National Order

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 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. 396-397 .
↑ Kané Illa: Le Lieutenant-Colonel Saliah Hamani n'est plus! In: Niger Diaspora. November 16, 2008, accessed June 28, 2017 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Saliah, Hamani
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Nigerien officer
DATE OF BIRTH	1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mehana
DATE OF DEATH	November 16, 2008
Place of death	Niamey

[Maman_396_397-1] 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. 396-397 .

[2] Kané Illa: Le Lieutenant-Colonel Saliah Hamani n'est plus! In: Niger Diaspora. November 16, 2008, accessed June 28, 2017 (French).