Ali Saïbou, relaxation (3 & 4)
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Ali Saïbou, President of Niger, June 18, 1990, in France.
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By: Alain Foka
50 min
Nicknamed "the man of relaxation", Ali Saïbou succeeded Nigerien President Seyni Kountché in November 1987. The reasons for this nickname?
As soon as he took office, he declared a general amnesty for political convicts, including for Hamani Diori, the first president of the Nigerien Republic in 1960.
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