The First Ivorian Civil War was a civil conflict in the Ivory Coast that began with a military rebellion on 19 September 2002 and ended with a peace agreement on 4 March 2007. The conflict pitted the government of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo against a domestic insurgency led by the New Forces of Ivory Coast. Following the war,a second civil war (2010–2011) would begin over the results of the 2010 Ivorian presidential election.
The United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) was a UN-NATO peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast whose objective was "to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003". The two main Ivorian parties were the Ivorian Government forces who controlled the south of the country,and the New Forces,who controlled the north. The UNOCI mission aimed to control a "zone of confidence" across the centre of the country separating the two parties. The Head of Mission and Special Representative of the Secretary-General was Aïchatou Mindaoudou Souleymane from Niger. She succeeded Bert Koenders from the Netherlands in 2013,who himself succeeded Choi Young-jin from South Korea in 2011. The mission officially ended on 30 June 2017.
Throughout the Cold War,Ivory Coast's foreign policy was generally favorable toward the West. In particular,Félix Houphouët-Boigny kept relations with France that was among the closest between any African country and a former colonial power. The country became a member of the United Nations at independence in 1960 and participates in most of its specialized agencies. It is also an associate member of the European Union. In general,President Bédiéinitiated and maintained relations with many countries of the European Union and Asia. Ivory Coast maintains a wide variety of diplomatic contacts.
Ilahiri Alcide Djédjé is an Ivorian diplomat who was the Permanent Representative of Ivory Coast to the United Nations from 2007 to 2010. He was succeeded by Youssoufou Bamba.
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India–Liberia relations are the foreign relations between India and the Republic of Liberia. India is represented in Liberia through its embassy in Abidjan and an active honorary consulate in Monrovia since 1984. Liberia was represented in India through its resident mission in New Delhi which subsequently closed due to budgetary constraints.
The 2010–11 Ivorian crisis was a political crisis in Ivory Coast which began after Laurent Gbagbo,the President of Ivory Coast since 2000,was proclaimed the winner of the Ivorian election of 2010,the first election in the country in 10 years. The opposition candidate,Alassane Ouattara,and a number of countries,organisations and leaders worldwide claimed Ouattara had won the election. After months of attempted negotiation and sporadic violence,the crisis entered a decisive stage as Ouattara's forces began a military offensive in which they quickly gained control of most of the country and besieged key targets in Abidjan,the country's largest city. At the time,international organizations reported numerous human rights violations,and the UN undertook its own military action with the stated objective to protect itself and civilians.
Youssoufou Bamba was an Ivorian diplomat. He served as the Permanent Representative of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations from 2010 to 2014;when he was appointed to the position by Alassane Ouattara after the latter claimed victory in the disputed presidential election of that year.
The Second Ivorian Civil War broke out in March 2011 when the crisis in Ivory Coast escalated into full-scale military conflict between forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo,the President of Ivory Coast since 2000,and supporters of the internationally recognised president-elect Alassane Ouattara. After months of unsuccessful negotiations and sporadic violence between supporters of the two sides,the crisis entered a critical stage as Ouattara's forces seized control of most of the country with the help of the UN,with Gbagbo entrenched in Abidjan,the country's largest city. International organizations have reported numerous instances of human rights violations by both sides,in particular in the city of Duékouéwhere Ouattara's forces killed hundreds of people. Overall casualties of the war are estimated around 3000. The UN and French forces took military action,with the stated objective to protect their forces and civilians. France's forces arrested Gbagbo at his residence on 11 April 2011.
Ambrose Madtha was the Roman Catholic archbishop and the Nuncio to Ivory Coast. He was the sixth Indian to become an Apostolic Nuncio.
The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Ivory Coast.
The nations of the Ivory Coast and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1975. Both nations are members of the Group of 24 and the United Nations.
Canada and Ivory Coast established diplomatic relations in 1962. In addition to their bilateral relations,both nations are members of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.
