Mahamane Ousmane (born 20 January 1950) was a Nigerien political figure. He served as the president of Niger between 27 March 1993 and 27 January 1996. He was the first democratically elected president of Niger, but was deposed in a military coup. He got second place in the July 1996 presidential election, third place in the 1999 presidential election and third place in the November 2004 election with 17.4% of the vote. Ousmane has been president of the country's National Assembly since 1999 and is leader of the Democratic and Social Convention-Rahama party.
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