2017 in Ivory Coast

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This article lists events from the year 2017 in the Ivory Coast .

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Incumbents

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Amadou Gon Coulibaly, new prime minister from 10 January

Events

January

May

Sport

Deaths

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Cheick Tioté

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References

  1. Bensimon, Cyril (6 January 2017). "En Côte d'Ivoire, coup de colère de militaires qui se sentent « lésés »". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. "Ivory Coast minister freed after troops mutiny deal". Al Jazeera . 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. "The events in Ivory Coast last week were a textbook case of mutiny". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  4. "Ivory Coast: Soldiers cut off second city Bouaké".

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