Djibo Bakary | |
Order: | President of the Government Council of Niger |
Term Start: | 26 July 1958 |
Term End: | 10 October 1958 |
Predecessor: | Paul Camille Bordier |
Successor: | Hamani Diori |
Birth Date: | 1922 |
Birth Place: | Soudouré, Niger, French West Africa |
Death Date: | 16 April 1998 |
Death Place: | Niamey, Niger |
Party: | PPN-RDA (until 1954) UDN (1954-1956) Sawaba (from 1956) |
Relations: | Hamani Diori (cousin) |
Order1: | Vice President of the Government Council of Niger |
Order2: | Mayor of Niamey |
Predecessor2: | Post established |
Predecessor1: | Post established |
Succeeded2: | Boubou Hama |
Termend2: | 28 September 1958 |
Termstart2: | 18 November 1956 |
Djibo Bakary (1922 - 16 April 1998) was a socialist politician and an important figure in the independence movement of Niger. Bakary was the first Nigerien to hold local executive power since the beginning of French colonialism. From 20 May 1957 to 14 December 1958, Bakary held the position of Vice President of the Council of Government and from 26 July 1958 to 10 October 1958, he was the President of the Government Council of Niger. He was replaced by his cousin Hamani Diori, who eventually led Niger to independence in 1960.