Mamadou Tandja

Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Mamadou Tandja (1938 – 24 November 2020) was a Nigerien politician. He was President of Niger from 1999 to 2010. He was removed from office by the military in a coup d'état in February 2010.

Mamadou Tandja
7th President of Niger
In office 22 December 1999 – 18 February 2010
Prime Minister	Ibrahim Hassane Mayaki Hama Amadou Seyni Oumarou Albadé Abouba (Acting) Ali Badjo Gamatié
Preceded by	Daouda Malam Wanké
Succeeded by	Salou Djibo (President of the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy)
Personal details
Born	1938 Maïné-Soroa, French West Africa (now Niger)
Died	24 November 2020 (aged 82) Niamey, Niger
Political party	National Movement for the Development of Society
Spouse(s)	Laraba Tandja

Tandja died of a long-illness on 24 November 2020 at a hospital in Niamey, Niger at the age of 82.^[1]