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President of the
Republic of Ivory Coast
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since 4 December 2010
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFélix Houphouët-Boigny
Formation3 November 1960
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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.

Presidents of the Ivory Coast (1960–present)

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
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 Félix Houphouët-Boigny
(1905–1993)		 1960[§]
1965[§]
1970[§]
1975[§]
1980[§]
1985[§]
1990		 3 November 1960 7 December 1993[†] PDCI–RDA
style="background-color:Template:Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 File:Henri Konan Bédié.gif Henri Konan Bédié
(1934–)[1]		 1995 7 December 1993 24 December 1999[2] PDCI–RDA
style="background-color:Template:Military Rule/meta/color; color:black;"| 3 Robert Guéï
(1941–2002)[3]		 — 24 December 1999 26 October 2000 Military
style="background:Template:Ivorian Popular Front/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 Laurent Gbagbo
(1945–)[4]		 2000 26 October 2000 11 April 2011[5] FPI
style="background:Template:Rally of the Republicans/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 Alassane Ouattara
(1942–)[4]		 2010
2015		 4 December 2010 Incumbent RDR

Footnotes

  1. ^ Acting President until 22 October 1995
  2. ^ Deposed in a coup d'état
  3. ^ Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000
  4. ^ a b Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011
  5. ^ Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War

Latest election

Main article: Ivorian presidential election, 2015
Candidate Party Votes %
Alassane Ouattara Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 2,618,229 83.66
Pascal Affi N'Guessan Alliance of Democratic Forces 290,780 9.29
Konan Bertin Kouadio Independent 121,386 3.88
Henriette Lagou Adjoua Renewal for Peace and Concord 27,759 0.89
Siméon Konan Kouadio Independent 22,117 0.71
Kacou Gnangbo Independent 18,650 0.60
Jacqueline-Claire Kouangoua Independent 12,398 0.40
Charles Konan Banny Independent 8,667 0.28
Amara Essy Independent 6,413 0.20
Mamadou Koulibaly Liberty and Democracy for the Republic 3,343 0.11
Invalid/blank votes 201,186 –
Total 3,330,928 100
Registered voters/turnout 6,301,189 54.63
Source: CEI

See also

Sources

  • http://www.rulers.org
  • Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
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