Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara is assassinated
Niger President Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara Assassinated On This Day In 1999
Niger president and Nigerien Army General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (pictured) came to power in the nation by way of a military coup, ousting the first democratically elected president, Mahamane Ousmane. On this day in 1999, Maïnassara was assassinated by his own presidential security detail while attempting to board a plane. SEE ALSO: Kenya’s 1st…
