Presidential elections were held in
Niger on 7 and 8 July 1996. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a
referendum in May after a
military coup had removed the first democratically elected President
Mahamane Ousmane from office in January. Colonel
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had been installed as leader following the coup, won the elections in the first round, claiming 52.22% of the vote, with a 66.4% turnout.[1]
Presidential elections were held in
Niger on 7 and 8 July 1996. They followed the approval of a new constitution in a
referendum in May after a
military coup had removed the first democratically elected President
Mahamane Ousmane from office in January. Colonel
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who had been installed as leader following the coup, won the elections in the first round, claiming 52.22% of the vote, with a 66.4% turnout.[1]