Key facts
- Lyrics
- Maurice Albert Thiriet
- Music
- Robert Jacquet and Nicolas Abel François Frionnet
- Adopted
- 1961 ; 65 years ago ( 1961 )
- Relinquished
- 23 June 2023 ( 2023-06-23 )
- Succeeded by
- The Honor of the Fatherland
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- national anthem
- Country
- Niger
- Tonality
- F major
- Lyrics by
- Maurice Thiriet
- Image
- Flag of Niger.svg
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- language of work or name
- French
- replaced by
- L'Honneur de la Patrie
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Encyclopedic overview
"La Nigérienne" ( French pronunciation: [la ni.ʒe.ʁjɛn]; "The Nigerien") is the former national anthem of Niger. The lyrics are by Maurice Albert Thiriet; Robert Jacquet and Nicolas Abel François Frionnet wrote the music. It was adopted as Niger's anthem in 1961 and relinquished in 2023.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “La Nigérienne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.