Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of Niger | |
| In office 27 January 1996 – 9 April 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Boukary Adji Amadou Cissé Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki |
| Preceded by | Mahamane Ousmane |
| Succeeded by | Daouda Malam Wanké |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1949 Dogondoutchi, Colony of Niger, French West Africa, Fourth French Republic |
| Died | 9 April 1999 (aged 49) Niamey, Niger |
| Manner of death | Assassination (gunshot wounds) |
| Political party | RDP–Jama'a (1997–99) |
| Other political affiliations | UNIRD (1996–97) |
| Spouse | Clémence Aïssa Baré |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Niger |
| Branch/service | Niger Army |
| Years of service | 1970–1996 |
| Rank | Colonel |
General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (9 May 1949 – 9 April 1999) was a Nigerien military officer and diplomat who ruled Niger from 1996 until his assassination. He seized and lost power in military coups.
Baré Maïnassara, a Maouri, a subgroup of Niger's Hausa ethnic majority, was born in Dogondoutchi in 1949 and pursued a military career. Maïnassara was named Army Chief of Staff in March 1995, under a constitution that had moved Niger from prolonged military rule in 1991. He seized power on January 27, 1996, and ruled Niger until his assassination on April 9, 1999, during the Nigerien coup d'état.