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	Mahamane Ousmane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950) was a Nigerien political figure.
		Ousmane got second place in the July 1996 presidential election, third place in the 1999 presidential election and third place in the November 2004 election with 17.4% of the vote.
		Ousmane has been president of the country's National Assembly since 1999 and is leader of the Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mahamane_Ousmane (140 words)

	History - Niger - Africa
		In elections in early 1993 Mahamane Ousmane of the Alliance des Forces du Changement (AFC; Alliance of the Forces of Change), a nine-party coalition, was elected president, and AFC candidates won a majority of the seats in parliament.
		Mainassara cited the yearlong deadlock between Ousmane and Amadou as the reason for his coup.
		Ousmane and Amadou were released from prison in early February.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/niger/history.htm (865 words)

	Tandja well placed to win second term as president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ousmane, who is currently the speaker of parliament, leads the Social Democratic Convention (CDS), the third largest party in the legislature.
		Ousmane beat Tandja in the 1993 presidential election and duly became head of state, only to be deposed by a military coup three years later.
		Although Ousmane has officially registered himself as a candidate for this year's presidential election, his party allied itself with Tandja's MNSD and another party, the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) in the 24 July local council elections.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=43271 (737 words)

	Mahamane Ousmane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He got second place in the July 1996 presidential election, third place in the 1999 presidential election and third place in the November 2004 election with 17.4% of the vote.
		Ousmane has been president of the country's National Assembly since 1999 and is leader of the party.
		This article about a politician is a stub.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mahamane_Ousmane (171 words)

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		The candidates included ex-president Mahamane Ousmane, two former prime ministers and two retired army colonels, all of whom promised to continue with World Bank and IMF agreements, including the privatisation of state-owned enterprises.
		The two proceeding to the next ballot are Tandja Mamadou of the National Movement for the Development of Society, a retired Lieutenant Colonel and former ambassador to Nigeria who received 32.3 percent of the vote, and ex-Prime Minister Mahamadou Issoufou of the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism who received 22.8 percent of the vote.
		Ousmane came in a close third with 22.5 percent.
	x21.org.uk /s26/struggles/niger_elections.txt (1066 words)

	VOA News - Former African Leaders Cautious about Democratic Progress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Botswana and Mahamane Ousmane of Niger" hspace=2 src="/english/images/voa_african_presidents_23sep05.jpg" width=210 vspace=2 border=0>
		Former Presidents Ketumile Masire of Botswana, Antonio Manuel Mascarenhas Monteiro of Cape Verde and Mahamane Ousmane of Niger spoke to reporters Friday during a visit to VOA headquarters in Washington.
		Ousmane, who led Niger between 1993 and 1996, said Africa and other developing regions need a change in the trade practices of industrialized countries which, he said, place significant tariffs on their products.
	voanews.com /english/2005-09-23-voa60.cfm (567 words)

	CNN - Military siezes control in Niger - Jan. 27, 1996
		Ibrahim Bare Mainassara announced on state-run radio that President Mahamane Ousmane had been stripped of his powers and was under house arrest.
		But a year later, faced with a vote of no confidence, Mahamane preferred to dissolve the parliament and called for elections in January 1995.
		His opponents won a slender majority in those elections, but Mahamane managed to hang on to his position despite friction with his prime minister.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9601/niger_coup (434 words)

	Niger: A major step backwards
		The arbitrary arrests that followed the declaration of a state of emergency, torture, ill-treatment and the banning of political parties bluntly challenged the freedoms of expression and association that were recognized and guaranteed by the advent of a multi-party system in November 1990.
		Parliamentary elections were brought forward and won by the opposition, leading to a period of uneasy cohabitation, beginning in February 1995, between the President, Mahamane Ousmane, and his Prime Minister, Hama Amadou, one of the leaders of the MNSD, the former single party.
		President Mahamane Ousmane was arrested on 27 January 1996 at the Palais des Congrès in Niamey, where his party, the Convention démocratique et sociale (CDS), Democratic Social Convention, was holding a conference.
	www.amnestyusa.org /arms_trade/document.do?id=9E11F99888BED0858025690000692D51 (3770 words)

	Freedom in the World 1999 - 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He defeated former President Mahamane Ousmane, Niger’s first democratically elected head of state who had served for less than three years before Maïnassara overthrew him in 1996.
		The Alliance of Forces for Change (AFC), led by Mahamane Ousmane, took the majority of seats in 1993 legislative elections that were deemed free and fair by international observers.
		Ousmane then won a five-year term as the country’s first democratically elected president.
	www.freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2000/countryratings/niger.htm (451 words)

	Press release - No.149
		Mahamane Ousmane, President of the National Assembly of Niger, as Vice-President.
		Mahamane Ousmane, (President of the National Assembly of Niger, Vice-President of the Committee), Mr.
		Over the years its case load has been increasing; at its first session in 1977, the Committee examined the situation of 40 MPs in nine countries, while at the present session it examined 51 cases of allegations of violations of human rights affecting 132 MPs in 28 countries.
	www.ipu.org /press-e/gen149.htm (430 words)

	Freedom in the World 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mahamane Ousmane, of the Alliance of Forces for Change, won a five-year term as the country's first democratically elected president in 1993 in elections deemed to be free and fair.
		The head of the guard led a transitional government that held a constitutional referendum in July and national elections in November.
		In the presidential election, Mamadou Tandja won in a second round of polling with 60 percent of the vote, defeating former president Ousmane.
	freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2004/countryratings/niger.htm (1241 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mahamane Ousmane was elected President of the Republic on March 27, 1993, and took the oath of office on April 16.
		On the eve of the establishment of the Third Republic, Northern-based rebels of the FLAA (Front for the Liberation of Air and Azawak) released their hostages and gave renewed hope that a peaceful settlement could be reached with the new authorities.
		Principal Government Officials President and Chief of State--Mahamane Ousmane Prime Minister--Mamadou Issoufou President of the National Assembly--Moumouni Adamou Djermakoye Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation--Abdramane Hama Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations--Adamou Seydou Niger maintains an embassy in the United States at 2204 R Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008 (tel.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/niger9407.html (3318 words)

	History of Niger : Niger/History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A coalition of parties in 1993 won the Presidential election for Mahamane Ousmane[?] the CDS party candidate.
		Ousmane dissolved the legislature and called new legislative elections, but the MNSD party won the largest group of seats, so Ousmane was compelled to appoint Hama Amadou[?] of the MNSD as prime minister.
		In the culmination of an initiative started under the 1991 National Conference[?] the government signed peace accords in April 1995 with all Tuareg and Toubou groups that had been in rebellion since 1990 claiming they lacked attention and resources from the central government.
	www.eurofreehost.com /ni/Niger___History_3.html (503 words)

	Niger/Parlement: Mahamane Ousmane rÃ©Ã©lu prÃ©sident de l'AssemblÃ©e nationale Pour un mandat de cinq ans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		M. Ousmane, prÃ©sident du parlement dans la prÃ©cÃ©dente lÃ©gislature, a obtenu 85 voix sur 87 votants.
		Outre la candidature de Mahamane Ousmane Ã la prÃ©sidence du parlement, le prÃ©sident du bureau provisoire, le dÃ©putÃ© Oumarou Sidikou a indiquÃ© avoir reÃ§u la candidature de Sanoussi Tambari Jackou, prÃ©sident du parti nigÃ©rien pour l'autogestion (PNA Al- Ouma,opposition).
		Mahamane Ousmane a indiquÃ© que " notre premiÃ¨re prÃ©occupation est la promotion d'une bonne gouvernance dÃ©mocratique dans notre pays Ã travers le contrÃ´le de l'action gouvernementale."
	www.french.xinhuanet.com /french/2004-12/18/content_58100.htm (264 words)

	MAHAMANE OUSMANE FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mahamane Ousmane (born 20_January 1950) was a Nigerien political_figure.
		He served as the president_of_Niger between 27_March 1993 and 27_January 1996.
		He was the first democratically elected president of Niger, but was deposed in a military coup led by Ibrahim_BarÃ©_MaÃ¯nassara, who became his successor as head of state.
	www.isnewyork.com /Mahamane_Ousmane (107 words)

	afrol News - Incumbent favourite to win Niger elections
		Ex-President Ousmane, who is currently the speaker of the Nigerien parliament, leads the Social Democratic Convention (CDS), the third largest party in the legislature.
		Mr Ousmane beat Mr Tandja in the 1993 presidential election and duly became head of state, only to be deposed by a military coup three years later.
		Although Mr Ousmane has officially registered himself as a candidate for this year's presidential election, his party allied itself with President Tandja's MNSD and another party, the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) in the 24 July local council elections.
	www.afrol.com /articles/14239 (753 words)

	NDI - National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
		In early July, NDI met with all of the deputies, the Assembly leadership, standing committees, political parties and civic groups to discuss NDI's involvement in the outreach campaign.
		National Assembly President Ousmane also endorsed the project and held a national press conference on August 10 to discuss the public outreach campaign.
		In addition, the president of the National Assembly, Mahamane Ousmane, participated in 15 town hall meetings with three different groups to give the forums a high-level presence, and deputies from each region visited were invited to participate in the meetings in their districts.
	www.ndi.org /worldwide/cewa/niger/public_consult/public_consult_pf.asp (643 words)

	Mahamane Ousmane - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mahamane Ousmane - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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		The article about Mahamane Ousmane contains information related to Mahamane Ousmane and See also.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Mahamane_Ousmane (156 words)

	Carter Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		We consider this to be one of the most important elections to be held this year, because of the size and influence of Nigeria in the African continent and because of the need to end the history of military rule during 28 of the 38 years of national independence.
		The delegation consisted of 66 persons from 10 nations, and my co-chairs were former Niger President Mahamane Ousmane and General Colin Powell.
		We were invited to participate as international observers by the Head of State and by INEC, and we received complete cooperation and support from the government and from the election commission.
	www.cartercenter.org /printdoc.asp?docID=28&submenu=news (1334 words)

	Mahamane Ousmane -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mahamane Ousmane -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950) was a (A native or inhabitant of Niger) Nigerien (Click link for more info and facts about political figure) political figure.
		He served as the (Click link for more info and facts about president of Niger) president of Niger between 27 March 1993 and 27 January 1996.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Ma/Mahamane_Ousmane.htm (142 words)

	Niger: Harassment of government opponents has become systematic
		In particular, the coup resulted in the removal of the democratically elected President, Mahamane Ousmane, the suspension of political parties, the dissolution of parliament and a ban on all political demonstrations and activity.
		Mahamane Ousmane and Mamadou Tandja were taken to the Centre de documentation d'Etat (CDE), Centre for State Research, a security service responsible directly to the Head of State.
		On 23 January 1997, the day of the release of all the opposition party supporters, one of the opposition leaders' lawyers, Maître Souleye Oumarou, was arrested and held in custody for three days for alleged involvement in a fraud.
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/niger/document.do?id=FED24B9CF3A7D22680256900006933A9 (4292 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Niger votes in presidential poll
		Mahamane Ousmane of the Social Democratic Convention; president 1993-6 and currently the parliamentary speaker
		Another opponent, Mahamane Ousmane of the Social Democratic Convention (CSD), became president in 1993 - having beaten Mr Tandja - but was deposed in 1996.
		Election observers from the African Union, the European Union, and France are among those monitoring the vote.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4015407.stm (390 words)

	International events
		President Mahamane Ousmane of Niger was overthrown January 28 in a military coup by officers who banned all political parties in the West African country, suspended the constitution and declared martial law.
		The military ruled Niger, an impoverished and landlocked former French colony on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, from 1974 to 1992.
		Ousmane won the country's first democratic elections in 1993, but in 1994 he dissolved parliament rather than face a vote of no confidence.
	www.wsws.org /public_html/prioriss/iwb2-12/intl.htm (1255 words)

	NIGER -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		President in 1995, Mahamane Ousmane; prime ministers, Souley Abdoulaye, Boubacar Cissé Amadou from February 8, and, from February 21, Hama Amadou.
		President in 1995, Mahamane Ousmane; prime ministers, Souley Abdoulaye, Boubacar...
		George W. Bush in January 2003 that Niger had exported uranium to Iraq for its nuclear program was met by Niger's government with angry denials and demands for an apology.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9112815?tocId=9112815 (857 words)

	Mahamane Ousmane Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	Soce, Ousmane -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		in full Ousmane Diop Socé Senegalese writer and politician who was one of the first novelists of his country.
		After attending Qur'anic school Socé entered the colonial school system and became one of the first African students to obtain a scholarship to study at a French university.
		President in 1994, Mahamane Ousmane; prime ministers, Mahamadou Issoufou and, from...
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		Sembène, Ousmane, born in 1923, Senegalese poet, novelist, and motion-picture director, considered the father of fl African cinema.
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	Niger: Institutional Situation
		In March 1993, Mahamane Ousmane, the candidate of the Democratic and Social Convention (Convention Démocrate et Sociale –CDS) won the presidential election thanks to this coalition, which was opposed to the former single party.
		President Ousmane dissolved the National Assembly and held early general elections in January 1996.
		The leader of the CDS, Mahamane Ousmane, was elected head of the National Assembly.
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