Ibrahim Maiga | |
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Mopti, Mali | 3 January 1963
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Other names | Ibi Maiga |
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Ibrahim Maiga, also known as Ibi Maiga, [1] [2] [3] (born in Mopti, 3 January 1963), [4] is a Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician. [5] [6] The BBC describes him as a "celebrity in Slovakia". [7]
Maiga moved to what was then Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s as a student at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and subsequently obtained Slovak citizenship. He "quickly became famous as a singer and actor". [8] The BBC describes him as "a well-known figure" through his "infectious humour and songs about his homeland, Mali". [9]
He stood as a candidate for the European Parliament during the 2009 elections, representing the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL). [10] [11] As a pro-European, he has stated: "Particularly now, in a time of crisis, we see how important the European Union is. Without its existence, several states might have suffered collapse". [12] Explaining his choice to run for the European Parliament, he also stated: "I really want to fight this election just to show Europe that Slovakia has a great future in Europe. If I'm elected and for the first time in history a black man represents Slovakia, that's going to be obvious to all of Europe." [13]
In 2019, Maiga announced his return to politics and ran for a seat in the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia as a representative of the Priama Demokracia party. [14]
Maiga speaks six languages. [15] He has two children, a son and a daughter.
Ibrahim Maiga | |
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Born |
Mopti, Mali | 3 January 1963
Nationality |
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Other names | Ibi Maiga |
Occupations |
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Ibrahim Maiga, also known as Ibi Maiga, [1] [2] [3] (born in Mopti, 3 January 1963), [4] is a Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician. [5] [6] The BBC describes him as a "celebrity in Slovakia". [7]
Maiga moved to what was then Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s as a student at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and subsequently obtained Slovak citizenship. He "quickly became famous as a singer and actor". [8] The BBC describes him as "a well-known figure" through his "infectious humour and songs about his homeland, Mali". [9]
He stood as a candidate for the European Parliament during the 2009 elections, representing the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL). [10] [11] As a pro-European, he has stated: "Particularly now, in a time of crisis, we see how important the European Union is. Without its existence, several states might have suffered collapse". [12] Explaining his choice to run for the European Parliament, he also stated: "I really want to fight this election just to show Europe that Slovakia has a great future in Europe. If I'm elected and for the first time in history a black man represents Slovakia, that's going to be obvious to all of Europe." [13]
In 2019, Maiga announced his return to politics and ran for a seat in the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia as a representative of the Priama Demokracia party. [14]
Maiga speaks six languages. [15] He has two children, a son and a daughter.