Ibrahim Maiga
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| Born | 3 January 1963 Mopti, Mali |
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Ibrahim Maiga, also known as Ibi Maiga,[1][2][3] (born in Mopti, 3 January 1963),[4] is a Slovak singer, actor, comedian, and politician.[5][6] The BBC describes him as a "celebrity in Slovakia".[7]
Biography
[edit]Maiga moved to what was then Czechoslovakia in the late 1980s as a student at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and subsequently obtained Slovak citizenship. He "quickly became famous as a singer and actor".[8] The BBC describes him as "a well-known figure" through his "infectious humour and songs about his homeland, Mali".[9]
He stood as a candidate for the European Parliament during the 2009 elections, representing the Party of the Democratic Left (SDL).[10][11] As a pro-European, he has stated: "Particularly now, in a time of crisis, we see how important the European Union is. Without its existence, several states might have suffered collapse".[12] Explaining his choice to run for the European Parliament, he also stated: "I really want to fight this election just to show Europe that Slovakia has a great future in Europe. If I'm elected and for the first time in history a black man represents Slovakia, that's going to be obvious to all of Europe."[13]
In 2019, Maiga announced his return to politics and ran for a seat in the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia as a representative of the Priama Demokracia party.[14]
Maiga speaks six languages.[15] He has two children, a son and a daughter.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
- ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
- ^ "Berie politickú kariéru vážne? Odpovedal Ibi Maiga", Aktuelne, 22 May 2009
- ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
- ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
- ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
- ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
- ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
- ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
- ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
- ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
- ^ "Sänger aus Mali drängt ins EU-Parlament" Der Standard, 27 May 2009
- ^ "Stars try to energise Slovak voters", BBC, 4 June 2009
- ^ "Z Ibrahima Maigu poslanec: Čierna bača vstupuje do politiky!" [Ibrahim Maiga for MP: Black whip enters politics!]. topky.sk (in Slovak). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Slovakia struggles to avoid lowest EU vote turn-out again", EU Observer, 15 May 2009
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