Mahamane Ousmane is a Nigerien politician. He was the first democratically elected and fourth President of Niger, serving from 16 April 1993 until he was deposed in a military coup d'état on 27 January 1996. He has continued to run for president in each election since his ousting, and he was president of the National Assembly from December 1999 to May 2009. Since April 2020, he is the president of the Democratic and Republican Renewal, a major political party that is currently in opposition. RDR Tchanji formed an alliance with Ousmane's other political vehicle, MNRD Hankuri, on 16 December 2018.
Ousmane Sembène, often credited in the French style as Sembène Ousmane in articles and reference works, was a Senegalese film director, producer and writer. The Los Angeles Times considered him one of the greatest authors of Africa and he has often been called the "father of African film". Descended from a Serer family through his mother from the line of Matar Sène, Ousmane Sembène was particularly drawn to Serer religious festivals especially the Tuur festival.
African Independence Party was a communist party in French West Africa (AOF). PAI was founded in Thiès, Senegal in 1957. Later as AOF was dissolved into independent countries the local PAI sections became independent parties, often keeping the name PAI.
The Democratic and Social Convention - Rahama is a political party in Niger.
El Hadji Ousmane Dabo is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ousmane N'Doye is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Aly Cissokho is a French professional footballer who plays for a Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warrior. He plays as a left back and has been described as a "sprightly left-back with good speed and stamina".
Yaya Cissokho is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. Cissokho competed for Senegal at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he scored 5 points in 6 games.
The 1996 Nigerien coup d'état was a military coup d'état which occurred on 27 January 1996 in Niamey, Niger. It ousted Niger's first democratically elected president, Mahamane Ousmane after nearly three years in power and installed General Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara as head of state. Prime Minister Hama Amadou was arrested in the coup and several soldiers and presidential guards were killed in the fighting.
Issa Cissokho is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is the older brother of former Aston Villa and French international defender Aly Cissokho.
Seydou Cissokho was a Senegalese politician.
Masour Ousmane Dembélé is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Barcelona and the France national team.
Ousmane Sidibé is a Guinean professional footballer who last played as a defender for Red Star F.C.
Ousmane Fané is a French professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Penang as a midfielder.
Souleymane Diop Cissokho is a Senegal-born French professional boxer. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The 2017 Coupe de France final was a football match between French clubs Angers and Paris Saint-Germain to determine the winner of the 2016–17 Coupe de France, the 100th season of France's all-main-divisions football cup. It took place on 27 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris.
Ousmane Kanté is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. A dual French-Guinean national, he plays for Guinea national team.
Till Cissokho is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Ligue 2 club Quevilly-Rouen.
Ousmane Dieng is a French professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Ousmane Camara is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Angers.