Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast in 2010. The first round was held on 31 October, and a second round, in which President Laurent Gbagbo faced opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, was he
First Ivorian Civil War
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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
Félix Houphouët-Boigny died in 1993, after 30 years in power.
President Henri Konan Bédié used Ivoirité to undermine his political rivals.
Alassane Ouattara was barred from contesting the 1995 and 2000 elections.
Rebel leader Guillaume Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Ivory Coast and the New Forces.