Oumarou Sidikou

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Oumarou Sidikou (* 1938 in N'Dounga ; † April 5, 2005 in Rabat ) was a Nigerien politician and bank manager .

Life

Oumarou Sidikou was Lieutenant Governor of the West African Central Bank from 1988 to 1993 . When in 1991 a national conference that led Niger's transition to multi-party democracy elected a new prime minister , Sidikou was the candidate of the former state party National Development Society (MNSD-Nassara). He had to admit defeat to the independent candidate Amadou Cheiffou . In 1995, Hama Amadou, an MNSD Nassara politician, became prime minister. Oumarou Sidikou was appointed Minister of State for Industrial Development, Trade, Crafts and Tourism in his government. The government was overthrown in a military coup in 1996 . In the parliamentary elections of 1999 Sidikou was elected as a member of the National Assembly in the constituency of Tillabéri . He took over the chairmanship of the parliamentary group of the MNSD-Nassara and the chairmanship of the parliamentary committee on finance. In the 2004 parliamentary elections Sidikou was re-elected as an MP. The National Assembly elected him its First Vice-President. He died the following year in Rabat, where he was staying for medical treatment.

Sidikou was married and had nine children.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Au regard de la liste des nouveaux députés. Assemblée nationale du Niger, archived from the original on February 13, 2005 ; Retrieved November 2, 2015 (French).
  2. 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. 239 .
  3. ^ Governments of the President Mahamane Ousmane. Présidence de la République du Niger, archived from the original on October 21, 2007 ; Retrieved November 2, 2015 (French).
  4. ^ List of députés et leurs suppléants par circonscriptions électorales. Assemblée nationale du Niger, archived from the original on July 18, 2004 ; Retrieved November 2, 2015 (French).
  5. ^ List des députés par groupe parlementaire. Assemblée nationale du Niger, archived from the original on July 18, 2004 ; Retrieved November 2, 2015 (French).
  6. ^ Commissions générales permanentes. Assemblée nationale du Niger, archived from the original on July 18, 2004 ; Retrieved November 2, 2015 (French).
  7. Titulaires. Assemblée nationale du Niger, archived from the original on February 13, 2005 ; Retrieved November 2, 2015 (French).
  8. ^ Disparition du député Oumarou Sidikou. In: Panapress. April 7, 2005, accessed November 2, 2015 (French).