Djibrilla Hima Hamidou
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Djibrilla Hima Hamidou (born 7 March 1965) is a Nigerien military officer and football official. He is known as "Pelé".{{Cite web |date=2024-09-17 |title=NIGER : Niger coup: last-chance mediation efforts from Washington to Abuja - 28/07/2023 |url=https://www.africaintelligence.com/west-africa/2023/07/28/niger-coup-last-chance-mediation-efforts-from-washington-to-abuja,110008859-art |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Africa Intelligence |language=en}}
Early life
Djibrilla Hima Hamidou was born in Niamey and belongs to the Zarma ethnic group.{{Cite web |date=2010-02-25 |title=Les trois hommes forts de la junte – Jeune Afrique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/198324/politique/les-trois-hommes-forts-de-la-junte/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}}
Career
In 1999, he was linked to the 1999 Nigerien coup d'état.{{Cite news |date=2010-02-19 |title=Niger's junta takeover condemned |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8523573.stm |access-date=2024-09-17 |language=en-GB}}
In 2013, Hamidou was re-elected President of the Federeation of Nigerien Football for a four-year term.{{Cite web |title=Football : Djibrilla Hima Hamidou dit |url=http://news.aniamey.com/h/3456.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=aNiamey.com}}
In 2023, he was reportedly one of the leaders of the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état.{{Cite news |last=Vidjingninou |first=Fiacre |last2=Hama |first2=Boureima |date=2010-02-24 |title=Niger: la junte s'installe, appels à un retour rapide de la démocratie |language=fr-CA |work=La Presse via Agence France-Presse |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/international/afrique/201002/24/01-954850-niger-la-junte-sinstalle-appels-a-un-retour-rapide-de-la-democratie.php |access-date=2023-08-08}}
In 2024, he was appointed to the FIFA Council.{{Cite web |last=KOACI |title=Niger : Le ministre Djibrilla Hima Hamidou dit Pelé élu au conseil de la FIFA |url=https://www.koaci.com/article/2025/03/13/niger/politique/niger-le-ministre-djibrilla-hima-hamidou-dit-pele-elu-au-conseil-de-la-fifa_185207.html |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=KOACI |language=FR}}
References
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