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Niger Government 1996
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Administrative divisions:
7 departments (departements, singular - departement); Agadez, Diffa, Dosso,
Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua, Zinder
3 August 1960 (from France)
Republic Day, 18 December (1958)
approved by national referendum 16 December 1992; promulgated January 1993
based on French civil law system and customary law; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
18 years of age; universal
President Mahamane OUSMANE (since 16 April 1993); election last held 17
March 1993 (next to be held NA February 1998)
Prime Minister Hama AMADOU (since 21 February 1995)
Cabinet; appointed by the president on recommendation of the prime minister
elected by proportional representation for 5 year terms; elections last held
12 January 1995 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA;
seats - (83 total) MNSD-NASSARA 29, CDS 24, PNDS 12, ANDP-Z 9, UDFP 3, UDPS
2, PADN 2, PPN-RDA 1, UPDP 1
State Court (Cour d'Etat), Court of Appeal (Cour d'Apel)
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Political parties and leaders:
National Movement of the Development Society (MNSD-NASSARA), Mamadou TANDJA,
chairman; Democratic and Social Convention (CDS), Jacoub SANOUSSI; Nigerien
Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS), Mahamadou ISSOUFOU; Nigerien
Alliance for Democracy and Progress-Zamanlahia (ANDP-Z), Moumouni Adamou
DJERMAKOYE; Union of Popular Forces for Democracy and Progress-Sawaba
(UDFP), Djibo BAKARY, chairman; Union for Democracy and Social Progress
(UDPS), Akoli DAOUEL; Niger Social Democrat Party (PADN), Malam Adji WAZIRI;
Niger Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally (PPN-RDA), Dori ABDOULAI,
chairman; Union of Patriots, Democrats, and Progressives (UPDP), Professor
Andre SALIFOU, chairman
ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, Entente, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IAEA,
IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
2204 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
[1] (202) 483-4224 through 4227
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador John S. DAVISON
Rue Des Ambassades, Niamey
[227] 72 26 61 through 72 26 64
three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white, and green with a small
orange disk (representing the sun) centered in the white band; similar to
the flag of India, which has a blue spoked wheel centered in the white band
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