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POLITICIANS from Côte d'Ivoire
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The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ivorian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Ivorian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Ivorian Politicians.
1. Alassane Ouattara (b. 1942)
With an HPI of 73.20, Alassane Ouattara is the most famous Ivorian Politician. His biography has been translated into 67 different languages on wikipedia.
Alassane Dramane Ouattara (; French pronunciation: [alasan wataʁa]; born 1 January 1942) is an Burkinabé politician and economist who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO), and was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by then-President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Ouattara became the president of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian political party, in 1999.
2. Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905 - 1993)
With an HPI of 68.73, Félix Houphouët-Boigny is the 2nd most famous Ivorian Politician. His biography has been translated into 53 different languages.
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (French: [feliks ufwɛ(t) bwaɲi]; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux ("The Old One"), was an Ivorian politician and physician who served as the first president of Ivory Coast from 1960 until his death in 1993. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide, union leader, and planter before being elected to the French Parliament in 1945. He served in several ministerial positions within the Government of France before leading Ivory Coast following
The Head of State His Excellency Paul BIYA has held discussions with the visiting Speaker of the National Assembly of Côte d’Ivoire, Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, at Unity Palace on Friday 13 June 2014. The two personalities made an overview of the friendly cooperation ties between Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire during the audience that lasted over forty five minutes.
Speaking to the press shortly after the audience, Guillaume Soro expressed gratitude to President Paul BIYA for the long and exceptional discussions he had with the Cameroonian leader. He said he was very pleased with the warmth of the fraternal greetings that the Head of State extended to the President of Côte d’Ivoire, Alassane Dramane Ouattara.
The Speaker of the Ivorian National Assembly indicated that he was very satisfied with the fruitful discussions that will go a long way to enhance and strengthen cooperation ties between Abidjan and Yaoundé.
He commended the Head of State for the pertinent advice that he had received from this wise man of Africa on the conduct of affairs in their country.
Guillaume Soro told the press that he was very elated by the concern and attention of the Cameroonian authorities and the warmth and hospitality of the Cameroonian people which was proof to him that relations between Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon are on a good foot.
The Speaker of the Ivorian National Assembly was accompanied to Unity Palace by the Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Cameroon, Dosso Adama. President Paul BIYA gave him two souvenir presents, and it was a visibly happy and accomplished man who departed from Unity Palace on the eve of his 5 days working visit to Cameroon.
Guillaume Soro
Ivorian politician
Guillaume Kigbafori Soro (born 8 May 1972) is an Ivorian politician who was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from April 2007 to March 2012. Prior to his service as Prime Minister, Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire, and later the New Forces as its Secretary-General. In March 2012, Soro became President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire. He stepped down from that position in February 2019, announcing in June 2019 that he is running to succeed President Alassane Ouattara.
Biography
Soro is a Sénoufo from Ferkessédougou (northern Côte d'Ivoire) and is of the Catholic faith. Father of 4 children, he shares his life with Sylvie Tagro. His father was a member of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI).
Ivorian Civil War
Main article: First Ivorian Civil War
Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire (MPCI) in a September 2002 rebellion against PresidentLaurent Gbagbo that triggered the Ivorian Civil War. In December 2002 Soro's MPCI combined with two other rebel groups, the Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West (MPIGO) and the Movement for Justice and Peace (MJP), to form the New Forces (Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire). He was appointed Secretary-General of the New Forces. In July 2023, an investigating judge in Paris, France was appointed to investigate the April 2011 assassination of Ibrahima Coulibaly, a former Ivorian rebel leader, in which Guillaume Soro is believed to have been implicated in the assassination.[1].
Political career
Following a peace agreement in January 2003, Soro was appointed to the government as Minister of Communications. The New Forces ministers began a boycott of cabinet meetings in September 2003, returning in January 2004. After an opposition demonstration held in Abidjan in March 2004 was violently broken up, President Gbagbo dismissed Soro and two other ministers .