Hama Amadou

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Hama Amadou (born 1950) has been the Prime Minister of Niger twice, from 1995 to 1996 and again since 2000. He is a member of the National Movement for the Development of Society-Nassara (MNSD).

He became prime minister for the first time in February 1995. This followed an election in January in which an opposition alliance, including the MNSD, won a majority of seats, resulting in cohabitation between the MNSD-led parliament and a rival president, Mahamane Ousmane. Amadou and Ousmane came into conflict with one another, and the government became paralyzed by the dispute. On January 27, 1996, a military coup led by Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara ousted both Amadou and Ousmane, and they were both placed under house arrest for several months.

Maïnassara was assassinated in an April 1999 coup, and parliamentary elections were held in November 1999. Again the MNSD won the largest number of seats, and through an alliance with Ousmane's party, the Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama, it held a majority in the new parliament. Amadou again became prime minister on January 3, 2000.

Amadou refused to rely on UN's food aid in 2005, stating that the harvest is enough and that such an aid is an insult to Niger's dignity.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ "Niger food aid 'no longer needed'", BBC.co.uk, 16 September 2005.

Preceded by: Amadou Cissé	Prime Minister of Niger 1995–1996	Succeeded by: Boukary Adji
Preceded by: Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki	Prime Minister of Niger January 1, 2000 – present	Incumbent