Hama Amadou (born 1950) is the Prime Minister of Niger. He was PM from February 1995 to January 1996, when the government was overthrown by a military coup, and then again since January 3, 2000, shortly after democracy was restored and elections were held in 1999. He refused to be reliant on UN's food aid in 2005 stating that the harvest is enough and that such an aid is an insult to Niger's dignity. 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hay bales after harvest in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In agriculture, harvesting is the process of gathering mature crops from the fields. ... An insult is a statement or action which affronts or demeans someone. ... Dignity in humans involves the earning or the expectation of personal respect or of esteem. ...
The ancient settlement of Hama was occupied from the early Neolithic to the Iron Age.
In 605 BC, the remains of the Egyptian garrison of Karkemish was annihilated at Hama by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar.In 554/553 Hama was the target of a campaign by Nabonidus of Babylon.
An early Mamluk governor of Hama was Abu al-Fida (reigned 1310–30), the historian and geographer.