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Mamadou Tandja

1938 - 2020

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Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician who was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was President of the National Movement for the Development of Society (MNSD) from 1991 to 1999 and unsuccessfully ran as the MNSD's presidential candidate in 1993 and 1996 before being elected to his first term in 1999. While serving as President of Niger, he was also Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States from 2005 to 2007. Tandja was of mixed Fula and Soninke ethnicity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mamadou Tandja is the 4,733rd most popular politician (down from 3,863rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Niger and the 2nd most popular Nigerien Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mamadou Tandja ranks 4,733 out of 19,576. Before him are Marie of Prussia, Malam Bacai Sanhá, George III of Georgia, Joan, Countess of Flanders, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, and Eric II of Norway. After him are Emund the Old, Thomas Wyatt the Younger, Vologases III of Parthia, Naevius Sutorius Macro, John VII of Constantinople, and Jalal-ud-din Khalji.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Mamadou Tandja ranks 87. Before him are Leonardo Boff, Keith O'Brien, Charles Simic, Seishiro Shimatani, Dean Reed, and Luigi Tenco. After him are Ricardo Lagos, David Lane, Michael Rockefeller, Jerzy Skolimowski, Leiji Matsumoto, and Terence Stamp. Among people deceased in 2020, Mamadou Tandja ranks 75. Before him are Freeman Dyson, Buck Henry, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Roger Scruton, Lee Kun-hee, and K. C. Jones. After him are Moussa Traoré, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Gerald Carr, Tom Lister Jr., Mirella Freni, and Ernesto Cardenal.

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In Niger

Among people born in Niger, Mamadou Tandja ranks 2 out of 26. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009). After him are Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Hamani Diori (1916), Seyni Kountché (1931), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Niger

Among politicians born in Niger, Mamadou Tandja ranks 2. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009). After him are Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Hamani Diori (1916), Seyni Kountché (1931), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Ali Saibou (1940), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), and Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949).

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