Saloum Traoré was a
Niger
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ien politician and
trade union
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leader. He was a leader of the
General Union of Negro African Workers (UGTAN) in Niger.
He belonged to the
African Democratic Rally
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(RDA). In 1958 he served as Minister of Labour of Niger for a brief period.
[Genova, James Eskridge. ]
Colonial Ambivalence, Cultural Authenticity and the Limitations of Mimicry in French-Ruled West-Africa, 1914-1956
'. New York (N.Y.): P. Lang, 2004. p. 277 In early 1959 Traoré was exiled from Niger.
[Coleman, James Smoot, and Carl Gustav Rosberg. ]
Political Parties and National Integration in Tropical Africa
'. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964. p. 368
References
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Nigerien politicians
Nigerien trade unionists
Rassemblement Démocratique Africain politicians