Tondibiah (military camp)

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Tondibiah (also Tondibia ) is a military camp near the village of the same name Tondibiah in the city of Niamey in Niger . It is the seat of a training center for the Niger armed forces .

The camp was established in what was then the French colony of Niger by an ordinance of the Governor General of French West Africa Léon Cayla of November 25, 1939, which came into force on January 1, 1940. The ordinance designated Tondibiah as the seat of the local physical education and military preparation committee of western Niger. At the same time, such a committee was set up for East Niger in Mirriah . Both training centers were aimed at young people who, due to lack of economic prospects, were to be won over for a career in the French armed forces .

The Nigerien armed forces took over Tondibiah as their training center after the country gained independence from France in 1960. The center in Mirriah was closed for financial reasons shortly after independence. In 1985 a second training center was created in Agadez , which was converted into a military school especially for NCOs in 2003 .

Training of Nigerien soldiers by a US sergeant in Tondibiah (2004)

The first Nigerian commander of Tondibiah was Garba Karimou. Other well-known commanders of the Tondibiah Training Center were (term of office in brackets):

Tondibiah is located on the western outskirts of Niamey between National Road 1 and the Niger River . It belongs to the District Commune I .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Aliou Mahamane: La naissance de l'armée nationale au Niger, 1961–1974 . In: Kimba Idrissa (ed.): Army et politique au Niger . Codesria, Dakar 2008, ISBN 2-86978-216-0 , p. 63 and 70 .
  2. ↑ Laouali Souleymane: Sortie, vendredi dernier, au Groupement d'Instruction de Tondibiah, des élèves sous-officiers d'active: Des ressources supplémentaires pour accroître la capacité opérationnelle des Forces Armées Nigériennes. In: Le Sahel . July 25, 2011, accessed July 23, 2017 (French).
  3. ↑ 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. 157 and 327 .
  4. ↑ 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. 143 and 375 .
  5. ↑ 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, 398 and 401 .
  6. ↑ Zabeirou Moussa: Bio-express du General de Brigade Abdou Kaza, ministre de l'Eau, de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre la desertification: un parcours couronné de succès. In: Niger Diaspora. March 24, 2010, accessed June 8, 2018 (French).
  7. ^ Répertoire National des Communes (RENACOM). (RAR file) Institut National de la Statistique du Niger, accessed January 22, 2011 (French).

Coordinates: 13 ° 34 '  N , 2 ° 0'  E