Abdourahamane Soli (1938 – 18 February 2016) was a Nigerien born in Tahoua. He was a lawyer, politician, and author.[1]

Abdourahamane Soli
Born
Died(2016-02-18)18 February 2016
CitizenshipNigerien
EducationUniversity of Dakar
OccupationLawyer

Author

Politician

Life

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Abdourahamane Soli attended primary school in his hometown of Tahoua and secondary school in Niamey and Porto-Novo, from which he earned a baccalaureate degree. He completed his military service with the French Armed Forces in Ouidah. Between 1958 and 1962, he studied at the University of Dakar and earned a master's degree in private law. From 1962 to 1966, he pursued further legal studies at the Centre national d'études judiciaires in Bordeaux.[citation needed]

Soli began his career in the Nigerien civil service. A severe visual impairment did not prevent him from being present in public through numerous lectures and publications as a writer.[2] He became Minister of Justice in 1987, during the Second Republic under President Ali Saïbou.[3] Soli then became Attorney General of the Supreme Court.[2] Soli is known for his achievements as a public prosecutor against the prominent French lawyer Jacques Vergès,[3] whom President Mahamane Ousmane had hired to challenge the legality of the special constituencies in the 1995 parliamentary elections before the Supreme Court.[4]

Soli retired as Attorney General in 1998. His focus continued to speak out publicly on legal and political issues, including opposing President Mamadou Tandja's attempt to win a third term in 2009, which was not provided for by the constitution. After Tandja's overthrow, he served as Vice President of the Transitional Constitutional Court in 2010.[2]

Soli died in 2016 in a fire in his apartment in Niamey.[5] Niger's first school for the blind and visually impaired, founded in 1979, was named after him.[6]

Works

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  • The tax god: play in three acts. 1973
  • Twelve Short Stories from Niger. 1988
  • The pilgrim's path[7]

Literature

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  • Littérature du Niger. Rencontre (in French). Vol. II: Barkiré Alidou, Marcel Inné, Hima Adamou, Djibo Mayaki, Alhassane Danté, Soli Abdourhamane, Amadou Ousmane, Albert Issa, Boubé Zoumé, Idé Adamou. L'Harmattan, Paris 2010. L’Harmattan. 2010. pp. 71–84. ISBN 978-2-296-12859-0.

References

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  1. "Abdourahamane, Soli (1938–....)". www.idref.fr. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  2. 1 2 3 Abdourahmane Idrissa, Samuel Decalo: Historical Dictionary of Niger (4th ed.). Scarecrow. 2012. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-8108-6094-0.
  3. 1 2 "Nécrologie : Disparition tragique du juriste Soly Abdourahmane, ancien ministre de la Justice". In ActuNiger (in French). 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  4. "Elecions 2016 :when the ARDR is alreadt perishable". In Africatime (in French). 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. "L'ancien ministre de la justice et ancien Procureur Général près la Cour Constitutionnelle, Soli Abdourahamane n'est plus…". Tamtam Info (in French). 2016-02-18. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-09-25."Former Minister of Justice and former Attorney General at the Constitutional Court, Soli Abdourahamane, is no longer..." In Tamtam Info (in French). 2016-02-18. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  6. "Annual Activity Report 2013". Cotecna. April 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (ashx) on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-25."Annual Activity Report 2013". Cotecna. April 2014. p. 28. Archived from the original (ashx) on 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  7. "Abdourahamane, Soli (1938-....)". www.idref.fr. Archived from the original on 2025-01-22. Retrieved 2025-07-28.