Salou Djibo

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Corps General
Salou Djibo
Djibo in 2010
Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy
In office
18 February 2010 – 7 April 2011
Prime MinisterMahamadou Danda
Preceded byMamadou Tandja (President)
Succeeded byMahamadou Issoufou (President)
Personal details
Born (1965-04-15) 15 April 1965 (age 59)
Niger Army
RankArmy corps general

Salou Djibo (born 15 April 1965

military coup of 18 February 2010 that ousted Tandja, after which he became the head of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy.[3][4][5] The Supreme Council returned power to a new civil government after the 2011 elections
.

Early and family life

Salou Djibo was born in 1965 in

River Niger.[citation needed] He is of Zarma ancestry. Djibo is married to Fati Alzouma Djobo Salou and has five children.[1]

Military career

In 1995, Djibo underwent military training in

captain in 2003 and chef d'escadron (major) in October 2006.[citation needed] Djibo has also received training in Morocco and China.[6]

Amongst Djibo's several posts, he was an instructor at the Agadez military center, platoon commander,[citation needed] commandant, 121 Compagnie de Commandement d'Appui et des Services, and commander of the garrison at Niger's capital Niamey.[6]

Djibo served in

Côte d'Ivoire (2004) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006).[citation needed
]

2010 coup

His military government announced its intentions to make Niger "a model of democracy and good governance."[7]

Recent

Djibo announced that he would be running as a candidate in the

2020 Nigerien presidential election. [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Welcomes African Presidents Wives at Elysee Palace". Getty Images. 13 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Le Commandant Salou Djibo, patron du CSRD, la junte qui dirige le Niger....", African Press Agency, 20 February 2010 (in French).
  3. Radio France International
    , February 19, 2010
  4. Agence France Presse
    , February 19, 2010
  5. UK Press Association
    , February 19, 2010
  6. ^ a b (in French) "Retour au calme au Niger au lendemain du coup d'Etat", Le Point/Reuters, February 19, 2010
  7. British Broadcasting Corporation
    , February 19, 2010
  8. ^ AfricaNews (29 June 2020). "Niger's 2020 polls: ex-military leader contesting for president". Africanews. Retrieved 16 May 2023.

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Preceded byas President of Niger Chairman of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy of Niger
2010–2011 		Succeeded byas President of Niger
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