List of heads of state of Niger
List

No.
Name (Birth–Death)
Portrait
Tenure
Tenure
Tenure
Elected
Political affiliation
Political affiliation
Prime Minister(s)
No.
Name (Birth–Death)
Portrait
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Elected
Political affiliation
Political affiliation
Prime Minister(s)
1
Hamani Diori (1916–1989)
-
10 November 1960
15 April 1974 (deposed.)
13 years, 156 days
1960 1965 1970
-
PPN–RDA
Position not established
2
Seyni Kountché (1931–1987)
-
17 April 1974
10 November 1987 (died in office.)
13 years, 207 days
–
-
Military
Oumarou Algabid
3
Ali Saibou (1940–2011)
-
14 November 1987
16 April 1993
5 years, 153 days
1989
-
Military / MNSD–Nassara
Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou
4
Mahamane Ousmane (1950–)
-
16 April 1993
27 January 1996 (deposed.)
2 years, 286 days
1993
-
CSD–Rahama
Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou
5
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949–1999)
-
27 January 1996
9 April 1999 (assassinated.)
3 years, 72 days
1996
-
Military / UNIRD / RDP–Jama'a
Adji Cissé Mayaki
6
Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004)
-
11 April 1999
22 December 1999
255 days
–
-
Military
Mayaki
7
Mamadou Tandja (1938–)
-
22 December 1999
18 February 2010 (deposed.)
10 years, 58 days
1999 2004
-
MNSD–Nassara
Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié
8
Salou Djibo (1965–)
-
18 February 2010
7 April 2011
1 year, 48 days
–
-
Military
Danda
9
Mahamadou Issoufou (1951–)
-
7 April 2011
Incumbent
8 years, 24 days
2011 2016
-
PNDS–Tarayya
Rafini

Question: Who did Ali Saibou succeed to become he third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993?
Answer: Ali Saibou was the third President of Niger from 1987 to 1993 succeeding Seyni Kountché.