Aïchatou Diori

Mrs. Aïssa Diori, of the Ethnos group Peulh, was the First lady of Niger of 1960 with 1974.

Born with Dogondoutchi, Although not being provided education for, it very early became aware that its role should not be limited to the hearth. She engaged fully at the sides of President Hamani Diori to forge an image at the levels national and international. Mrs. Aïchatou Diori asserted herself as a strong personality admired and listened on the image of Sarrounia , the queen of her native area. Even if the press of the time “minimized” its role, she is recognized like enthusiastic défenseuse rural world and of the woman. In the ethnic proportioning of the management of the capacity PPN-RDA , it is the personality peulh, most influential enjoying an indisputable popularity.

Like concrete action in favor of the rural populations, it was invested in the schooling of the wandering children by a sensitizing of proximity. During annual rounds of President Diori Hamani in-depth of the country, the Niger, governmental weekly magazine, stresses that “In each one of the localities or the Head of the State went, its wife, Mrs. Aïchatou Diori spoke to exhort the populations and more particularly the women to be taken part actively in national construction.” Aïchatou discreetly played the function of Minister for the promotion of the woman thus filling the vacuum as regards representation of the women to the government and the National Assembly. She was the spokesperson of the women and others without voices which requested it to influence the Diori-Boubou tandem in delicate decision makings. Inter alia, one quotes the re-establishment of the Soro , Sport peulh interdict under colonization. In international geopolitics, Aïchatou belonged to almost all the official trips of the President. It did not pass unperceived. It always returned with a lesson. With the the United States, she did not hesitate to bring to her support for the black schoolboys victims of racial discrimination. Public appearances and the actions of beneficial in the shade of her husband President had not left indifferent artists. “Ear in maturation” according to the professional singers of the Zalay (Bouli Kakasi; “Aissa May Zamani” Haoua Bozo ) become practically its lady's companions; Namazarou its flutist. Mom Shata , famous a chanteu R Nigeria N called it Gogo (aunt in Peulh). The creators close to PPN-RDA were inspired more Aïchatou that the government action. In the night of April 14th 1974, Mrs. Aïchatou Diori fell under the balls from the ladykillers from her husband. She was a model for her engagement of first lady; its dynamism at one time when the men had the totality of the capacities. But the Natives of Niger outside did not include/understand its multiple voyages with her husband even during delicate missions with such ensign that it was called “the Austrian one”.

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