Koudou Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician who was the President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. A historian, Gbagbo was imprisoned in the early 1970s and again in the early 1990s, and he lived in exile in France during much of the 1980s as a result of his union activism. Gbagbo founded the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) in 1982 and ran unsuccessfully for president against Félix Houphouët-Boigny at the start of multi-party politics in 1990. He won a seat in the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire in 1990.
Seydou Elimane Diarra was an Ivorian politician, who served as the Prime Minister in 2000 and again from 2003 to 2005.
The Ahoko is a traditional percussion instrument originating from the central part of Ivory Coast in West Africa.
Oussou Konan Anicet Harian Maxmalon was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a forward.
The 1999 Ivorian coup d'état took place on 24 December 1999. It was the first coup d'état since the independence of Ivory Coast and led to the President Henri Konan Bédié being deposed.
Abidjan is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It also is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa.
Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, also known as Port Bouët Airport, is located 16 km south east of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. It is the largest airport in the country for air traffic. The airport is the main hub of the national airline Air Côte d'Ivoire. Named after the first president of Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, this international airport is directly connected currently to four different airports in Europe and to many destinations within the rest of Africa and the Middle East. The airport is served by over 20 airlines, covering more than 36 destinations.
Regina Yaou was a writer from Ivory Coast.
Anne Jacqueline Oble, also known as Jacqueline Lohoues-Oble, is an Ivorian lawyer and politician who was the first woman to stand as a candidate in a presidential election.
Bétika is a singer and actor from Ivory Coast.
Euphrasie Kouassi Yao is an Ivorian politician, who is the current special advisor to president Alassane Ouattara in charge of gender. She has also served as the Minister for the Promotion of Women, Family and Child Protection, and as a UNESCO chair on their committee on Water, Women and Decision-making.
Brigadier-General Akissi Kouamé was an Ivorian army officer. She joined the army's medical service in 1981, whilst still a medical student. Kouamé became the first woman in the army to qualify as a paratrooper and in 2012 became its first female general.
Events in the year 2020 in Ivory Coast.
Ramata Ly-Bakayoko is an Ivorian academic and government official. She served as Ivory Coast's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research from 2016 to 2018. She was appointed Minister of Women, Families, and Children in 2018. She was appointed permanent delegate of Côte d'Ivoire to UNESCO with residence in Paris on September 8, 2021.
Adrienne Ako Anomgbo Koutouan is an Ivorian comedian and actress.
Kouadio Konan Bertin, known as KKB, is an Ivorian politician. He represented Port-Bouët in the National Assembly from 2011 to 2016.
Events in the year 2021 in Ivory Coast.
Raymonde Goudou Coffie is an Ivorian politician. After training as a pharmacist, she has held various ministerial appointments including Minister for Family, Women and Children, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene and Minister of Modernisation of Administration and Innovation of Public Services. In 2021, she became Minister Governor of the District des Lacs.
Events in the year 2022 in Ivory Coast.
Anne Gnahouret Tatret is an Ivorian politician. Whilst finishing her legal studies in 1978, Gnahouret became the head of the legal department of the autonomous port of San-Pédro. She worked there until 2000, also pursuing a political career. She joined the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) under the patronage of Émile Boga Doudou. From 2002, she served as a diplomat, being the Ivorian ambassador to Angola, Mexico and Cuba. She was included on a 2011 list of Ivorian politicians against which the European Union had laid sanctions.
