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  Côte d'Ivoire
  Prime Minister  Robert Beugré Mambé 0 +100.00%
  Senate  Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 0 +23.23%
 Abidjan    
 Bas-Sassandra    
 Comoé    
 Denguélé    
 Gôh-Djiboua    
 Lacs    
 Lagunes    
 Montagnes    
  National Assembly  Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 0 +25.20%
 Sassandra-Marahoué    
 Savanes    
 Vallée du Bandama    
 Woroba    
 Yamoussoukro    
 Zanzan    
Institutions
  President  Alassane Ouattara 3 +93.29%

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Established August 07, 1960
Disbanded Still Active
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedJuan Croniqueur September 25, 2022 04:39pm
DescriptionClose ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d'Ivoire one of the most prosperous of the tropical African states, but did not protect it from political turmoil. On 25 December 1999, a military coup - the first ever in Cote d'Ivoire's history - overthrew the government led by President Henri Konan BEDIE. Junta leader Robert GUEI held elections in late 2000, but excluded prominent opposition leader Alassane OUATTARA, blatantly rigged the polling results, and declared himself winner. Popular protest forced GUEI to step aside and brought runner-up Laurent GBAGBO into power. GBAGBO spent his first two years in office trying to consolidate power to strengthen his weak mandate, but he was unable to appease his opponents, who launched a failed coup attempt in September 2002. Rebel forces claimed the northern half of the country and in January 2003 were granted ministerial positions in a unity government. Several thousand French and West African troops remain in Cote d'Ivoire to maintain peace and help implement the peace accords.

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