<page_title> List of heads of state of Niger </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> Mamadou Tandja (1938–) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Hamani Diori (1916–1989) </col_header> <col_header> Seyni Kountché (1931–1987) </col_header> <col_header> Ali Saibou (1940–2011) </col_header> <col_header> Mahamane Ousmane (1950–) </col_header> <col_header> Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949–1999) </col_header> <col_header> Daouda Malam Wanké (1946–2004) </col_header> <row_header> 7 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 22 December 1999 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 7 </row_header> <row_header> Mamadou Tandja (1938–) </row_header> </cell> </table>
The elections saw Mamadou Tandja become President of Niger in December 1999.