List of heads of state of Ivory Coast
Appearance
President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire | |
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Président de la République de Côte d'Ivoire | |
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since 4 December 2010 | |
Term length | 5 years |
Inaugural holder | Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Formation | 3 November 1960 |
Deputy | Vice-President of Ivory Coast |
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The following is a list of heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Key
- Political parties
- Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)
- Rally of the Republicans (RDR)
- Other factions
- Symbols
Presidents (1960–present)
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of Office | Time in Office | Political Party | Vice-President | |
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993) |
1960[§] 1965[§] 1970[§] 1975[§] 1980[§] 1985[§] 1990 |
3 November 1960 | 7 December 1993[†] | 33 years, 220 days | PDCI–RDA | Position not established |
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] | 6 years,
17 days |
PDCI–RDA | |
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Robert Guéï (1941–2002)[3] |
— | 24 December 1999 | 26 October 2000 | 307 days | Military | |
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Laurent Gbagbo (1945–)[4] |
2000 | 26 October 2000 | 11 April 2011[5] | 10 years,
169 days |
FPI | |
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Rally of the Republicans/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 | File:Alassane-Ouattara.jpg | Alassane Ouattara (1942–)[4] |
2010 2015 |
4 December 2010 | Incumbent | 8 years,
143 days |
RDR | |
Daniel Kablan Duncan |
Footnotes
- ^ 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
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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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