▁Assembly ▁of ▁Niger ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁most ▁powerful , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁P PN ▁polit b uro , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁effective ▁r uling ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁One ▁writer ▁has ▁called ▁Bou b ou ▁H ama ▁the ▁" em in ence ▁gr ise " ▁behind ▁D ior i ' s ▁rule . ▁The ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Niger ▁met ▁in ▁largely ▁cer emon ial ▁year ly ▁sitt ings ▁to ▁rat ify ▁government ▁positions . ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁not ables , ▁elected ▁as ▁parliament ary ▁represent atives , ▁often ▁un anim ously ▁end ors ed ▁government ▁propos als . ▁ ▁D ior i ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁but ▁over th rown ▁by ▁military ▁coup ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Ni ame y , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁BO UB OU ▁H A MA : ▁En se ign ant , ▁é criv ain ▁ ▁et ▁homme ▁politique ▁n ig éri en , ▁collection ▁of ▁works ▁by , ▁and ▁short ▁bi ography ▁of , ▁Bou b ou ▁H ama . ▁Sou mb ala . com ▁ ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁( N iger ) ▁Category : N iger ien ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : 1 9 0