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| 2 | List of heads of state of Niger - List |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Elected | Political affiliation | Political affiliation | Prime Minister(s) |
| 4 | No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Elected | Political affiliation | Political affiliation | Prime Minister(s) |
| 5 | 1 | Hamani Diori (1916–1989) | - | 10 November 1960 | 15 April 1974 (deposed.) | 13 years, 156 days | 1960 1965 1970 | - | PPN–RDA | Position not established |
| 6 | 2 | Seyni Kountché (1931–1987) | - | 17 April 1974 | 10 November 1987 (died in office.) | 13 years, 207 days | – | - | Military | Oumarou Algabid |
| 7 | 3 | Ali Saibou (1940–2011) | - | 14 November 1987 | 16 April 1993 | 5 years, 153 days | 1989 | - | Military / MNSD–Nassara | Algabid Oumarou Mahamidou Cheiffou |
| 8 | 4 | Mahamane Ousmane (1950–) | - | 16 April 1993 | 27 January 1996 (deposed.) | 2 years, 286 days | 1993 | - | CSD–Rahama | Cheiffou Issoufou Abdoulaye Cissé Amadou |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 6 | Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004) | - | 11 April 1999 | 22 December 1999 | 255 days | – | - | Military | Mayaki |
| 11 | 7 | Mamadou Tandja (1938–) | - | 22 December 1999 | 18 February 2010 (deposed.) | 10 years, 58 days | 1999 2004 | - | MNSD–Nassara | Mayaki Amadou Oumarou Abouba Gamatié |
| 12 | 8 | Salou Djibo (1965–) | - | 18 February 2010 | 7 April 2011 | 1 year, 48 days | – | - | Military | Danda |
| 13 | 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.