The Djermakoy (var. Zermakoy, Zarmakoy, Djermakoye) is the title given to rulers of the Djerma/ Zarma states in what is now southwest
Niger
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Dosso Kingdom
The Dosso Kingdom is a precolonial state in what is now southwest Niger which has survived in a ceremonial role to the modern day.
Early history
The Djerma people of Niger are believed to have migrated from what is now the Fula region around La ...
came to dominate the entire Djerma area, and remaining local Djermakoy owed allegiance to him.
The title remains in use, and the Djermakoy of Dosso remains an influential figure in post-independence Niger. Djermakoye
Issoufou Seydou Issoufou is a surname and given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Given name
* Issoufou Assoumane, Nigerien politician and ministers of council
* Issoufou Boubacar Garba (born 1990), Nigerien footballer
* Issoufou Dayo (born 1991), ...
played a leading role in Nigerien politics at the time of independence as a founder of the PPN, and later the UNIS parties, and as Vice-President and Minister of Justice from December 1958-October 1959, various ministerial posts from 1961-1965, Nigerien Ambassador to the
United Nations
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and three postings as a Deputy
Secretary General of the United Nations
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