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.
Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre o
First Ivorian Civil War
…The First Ivorian Civil War was a civil conflict in the Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) that began with a military rebellion on 19 September 2002 and ended with a peace agreement on 4 March 2007. The conflict pitted the…
Prehistoric polished stone celt from Boundiali in northern Ivory Coast, photo taken at the IFAN Museum of African Arts in Dakar, Senegal
Pre-European kingdoms
Louis-Gustave Binger of French West Africa in 1892 treaty signing with Famienkro leaders, in present-day N'zi-Comoé Region, Ivory Coast
Arrival in Kong of Louis-Gustave Binger in 1892