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Seyni Kountché

1931 - 1987

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Seyni Kountché (1 July 1931 – 10 November 1987) was a Nigerien military officer who led a 1974 coup d'état that deposed the government of Niger's first president, Hamani Diori. He ruled the country as military head of state from 17 April 1974 until his death on 10 November 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seyni Kountché has received more than 166,863 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Seyni Kountché is the 6,102nd most popular politician (up from 8,629th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Niger (down from 5th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Nigerien Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Seyni Kountché ranks 6,102 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Thyra, Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders, Al-Mustanjid, Abdul Rahim Hatif, and Witteric. After him are Neferhotep I, Ermesinde, Countess of Luxembourg, Najib Razak, Ragnvald Knaphövde, Urraca of Portugal, and Lucius Julius Caesar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Seyni Kountché ranks 100. Before him are Juan Goytisolo, Mike Nichols, Angie Dickinson, Lamberto Dini, Márta Mészáros, and Mauricio Kagel. After him are Tom Wesselmann, Silvia Pinal, Toshiki Kaifu, Lucio Urtubia, Gunnel Lindblom, and Olympia Dukakis. Among people deceased in 1987, Seyni Kountché ranks 54. Before him are Kishore Kumar, Bob Fosse, Rouben Mamoulian, Camille Chamoun, Eugen Jochum, and Alistair MacLean. After him are Yakov Zeldovich, Gordon Gollob, Charan Singh, Federico Mompou, Gretl Braun, and Liberace.

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In Niger

Among people born in Niger, Seyni Kountché ranks 7 out of 26. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009), Mamadou Tandja (1938), Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Hamani Diori (1916), and Ali Saibou (1940). After him are Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), and Hassoumi Massaoudou (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Niger

Among politicians born in Niger, Seyni Kountché ranks 7. Before him are Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1009), Mamadou Tandja (1938), Mahamadou Issoufou (1952), Mohamed Bazoum (1960), Hamani Diori (1916), and Ali Saibou (1940). After him are Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), Daouda Malam Wanké (1946), Brigi Rafini (1953), Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), and Hassoumi Massaoudou (1957).

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