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Boubou Hama

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Boubou Hama
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipNiger Edit
Name wey dem give amBoubou Edit
Ein date of birth1906 Edit
Place dem born amFonéko Tédjo Edit
Date wey edie19 January 1982 Edit
Place wey edieNiamey Edit
Place wey dem bury amMuslim cemetery of Yantala Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench Edit
Position eholdsenator of the Community, Member of the National Assembly of Niger, mayor of Niamey, president Edit
Educate forÉcole normale supérieure William Ponty Edit
Political party ein memberNigerien Progressive Party – African Democratic Rally Edit
Member ofAcadémie des sciences d'outre-mer Edit
Significant eventimprisonment Edit
Award e receiveGrand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Edit

Boubou Hama (1906 – 29 January 1982) be Nigerien writer, historian plus politician. E be President of de National Assembly of Niger under former President of Niger, Hamani Diori.[1] E die for Niamey insyd 1982.

Life den works

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Dem born Hama insyd Fonéko, one small Songhai village wey dey western Niger.[1] E study for École normale supérieure William Ponty, plus e begin ein career as teacher. For mid-1920s, e become de first French-trained primary school teacher from wetin later become Niger.[1] As writer, e work for plenty genres including history plus theater. Ein writing gain international attention when ein autobiography Kotia-nima (wey dem publish with support from UNESCO insyd 1971) win de Grand prix littéraire d’Afrique noire.[2] Ein essay on African education win de Senghor Prize for that same year. Ein historical works dey known for how e value oral literature well well.[3]

Political career

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Hama be one of de founders of de Nigerien Progressive Party (PPN), wey be regional branch of de African Democratic Rally (RDA), plus e rise come become close adviser to de party leader plus Deputy for de French National Assembly, Hamani Diori. After independence insyd 1960, de PPN turn de ruling plus only legal party for Niger, den Hama become President of de National Assembly of Niger from 1961 go 1964. E be one of de most prominent, plus maybe most powerful, members of de PPN politburo, wey turn de effective ruling body of de nation. One writer even call Boubou Hama de “eminence grise” behind Diori ein rule.[4] De National Assembly of Niger dey meet yearly for mostly ceremonial sittings to ratify government positions. Traditional notables wey dem elect as parliamentary representatives dey often endorse government proposals unanimously. Diori re-elected without opponent for 1965 plus 1970, but dem overthrow am by military coup insyd 1974.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Un film retrace la vie de Boubou Hama, père de la culture nigérienne. APA (Dakar), 2010-04-08.
  2. ↑ "Biografski dodaci" [Biographic appendices]. Republika: Časopis za kulturu i društvena pitanja (Izbor iz novije afričke književnosti) (in Serbo-Croatian). XXXIV (12). Zagreb, SR Croatia: 1424–1427. December 1978. Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. ↑ Simon Gikandi (9 March 2004). Encyclopedia of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-203-36126-9.
  4. ↑ Samuel Decalo. Coups and Army Rule in Africa, Yale University Press (1990). ISBN 0-300-04045-8
  5. ↑ Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Niger (3rd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Boston & Folkestone, (1997) ISBN 0-8108-3136-8
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