List of heads of state of Ivory Coast
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| President of the Republic of Ivory Coast |
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
| Formation | 3 November 1960 |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Ivory Coast |
| Recent history |
The following is a list of heads of state of Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Contents
Presidents of Ivory Coast (1960–present)[edit]
- Parties
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA)
Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)
Rally of the Republicans (RDR)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of Office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993) |
1960[§] 1965[§] 1970[§] 1975[§] 1980[§] 1985[§] 1990 |
3 November 1960 | 7 December 1993[†] | PDCI–RDA | |
| 2 | Henri Konan Bédié (1934–)[1] |
1995 | 7 December 1993 | 24 December 1999[2] | PDCI–RDA | |
| 3 | ![]() |
Robert Guéï (1941–2002)[3] |
— | 24 December 1999 | 26 October 2000 | Military |
| 4 | Laurent Gbagbo (1945–)[4] |
2000 | 26 October 2000 | 11 April 2011[5] | FPI | |
| 5 | Alassane Ouattara (1942–)[4] |
2010 | 4 December 2010 | Incumbent | RDR | |
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Acting President until 22 October 1995
- ^ Deposed in a coup d'état
- ^ Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000
- ^ a b Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011
- ^ Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War
Latest election[edit]
Main article: Ivorian presidential election, 2010
| Candidates | Parties | 1st round | 2nd round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| Laurent Gbagbo | Ivorian People's Front | 1,756,504 | 38.04 | 2,054,537 (CC) 2,107,055 (IEC) | 51.45 (CC) 45.9 (IEC) |
| Alassane Ouattara | Rally of the Republicans | 1,481,091 | 32.07 | 1,938,672 (CC) 2,483,164 (IEC) | 48.55 (CC) 54.1 (IEC) |
| Henri Konan Bédié | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally | 1,165,532 | 25.24 | ||
| Albert Mabri | Union for Democracy and Peace in Côte d'Ivoire | 118,671 | 2.27 | ||
| Konan Gnamien | Union for Côte d'Ivoire | 17,171 | 0.37 | ||
| Francis Wodié | Ivorian Workers' Party | 13,406 | 0.29 | ||
| Siméon Konan | 12,357 | 0.27 | |||
| Jacqueline Lohoues | 12,273 | 0.27 | |||
| Pascal Tagoua | 11,674 | 0.25 | |||
| Innocent Anaky | Movement of the Forces of the Future | 10,663 | 0.23 | ||
| Adama Dolo | 5,972 | 0.13 | |||
| N'Douba Enoh Aka | 5,311 | 0.12 | |||
| Félix Akoto Yao | 4,773 | 0.10 | |||
| Henri Tohou | Socialist Union of the People | 2,423 | 0.05 | ||
| Total (turnout 83.73%, 71.28% (CC)/81.12% (IEC)) | 4,617,821 | 100.00 | 3,993,209 (CC) 4,590,219 (IEC) | 100.00 | |
| Source: CEI, abidjan.net (CC), abidjan.net (IEC) | |||||
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- http://www.rulers.org
- Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
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