What is Issaka Assane Karanta?
'''Issaka Assane Karanta''' (January 1, 1945 – December 23, 2020) was a Nigerien academic and politician. He was the Mayor of [[Niamey]] from 1996 to 1999 and from 2010 to 2011. Karanta also was the Governor of [[Niamey Capital District]] from 2018 until his death. Karanta died of [[COVID-19]] on December 23, 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Niger|pandemic in Niger]] at the age of 75.<ref name=anp>{{cite news |first=|last= |title=Décès du Gouverneur de la Région de Niamey: Le Président de la République prend part à la levée du corps |url=http://www.anp.ne/article/deces-du-gouverneur-de-la-region-de-niamey-le-president-de-la-republique-prend-part-la |work=[[Agence Nigérienne de Presse]] |date=2020-12-24 |access-date=2020-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228130304/http://www.anp.ne/article/deces-du-gouverneur-de-la-region-de-niamey-le-president-de-la-republique-prend-part-la |archive-date=2020-12-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Karanta, Issaka Assane}} [[Category:1945 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Nigerien politicians]] [[Category:Mayors]] [[Category:Academics]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic]] {{bio-stub}}