Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara

Nigerien President

Date of Birth: 09-May-1949

Place of Birth: Dogondoutchi, Niger

Date of Death: 09-Apr-1999

Profession: military personnel, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Niger

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (May 9, 1949 – April 9, 1999) was a military officer in Niger who seized power in a January 1996 coup d'état and ruled the country until his assassination during the military coup of April 1999. Maïnassara, a member of Niger's Hausa ethnic majority, was born in Dogondutchi in 1949, and pursued a military career.
Maïnassara was named Army Chief of Staff in March 1995, under a constitution which had moved Niger from military rule in 1991.