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2021 In Ivory Coast
Events in the year 2021 in Ivory Coast. Incumbents * President: Alassane Ouattara * Prime Minister **Hamed Bakayoko (2020-2021) Died March 10 **Patrick Achi (Interim, starting March 8) Events Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast *January 11 – Former minister Abdallah Mabri Toikeusse resurfaces following a two-month hiatus. *January 13 – Three U.N. peacekeepers from the Ivory Coast are killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) on the road between Douentza and Timbuktu, Mali. Six others soldiers were wounded. *February 12 – France opens a center in Abidjan that will train more than 10,000 teachers from 15 French-speaking countries in five years. *February 26 – Ivory Coast receives 504,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX vaccine-sharing plan. Ivory Coast has recorded around 35,650 COVID-19 cases and 188 deaths. *March 6 – More than 1,500 candidates peacefully contest 255-seats in the 2021 Ivorian parliamentary election. *March 8 – Patrick Achi is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous faiths. Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivorian Popular Front
The Ivorian Popular Front (french: Front populaire ivoirien; abbr. FPI) is a centre-left, democratic socialist and social democratic political party in Ivory Coast. FPI was founded in exile in 1982 by history professor Laurent Gbagbo, Aboudramane Sangaré, and other allies during the one-party rule of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Politically inspired by the French Socialist Party, the FPI was until 2011 a full member of the Socialist International (SI). The expulsion of the FPI from the SI occurred as a result of the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis. Gbagbo was sworn in as President after the heavily disputed presidential election of October 22, 2000. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... held on 10 December 2000 and 14 January 2001, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Kakou Tiapani
Albert Kakou Tiapani (c. September 27, 1944 – September 9, 2021) was an Ivorian politician. A member of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally, he served as Minister of Housing and Urban Planning under the second government of Daniel Kablan Duncan Daniel Kablan Duncan (born 30 June 1943) is an Ivorian politician. He previously served as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast from 11 December 1993 to 24 December 1999 and again from November 2012 to January 2017. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs .... References 1944 births 2021 deaths Year of birth uncertain 20th-century Ivorian politicians Government ministers of Ivory Coast Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally politicians People from Lagunes District {{IvoryCoast-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny
Franck Abd-Bakar Fanny (1970– July 3, 2021) was an Ivorian photographer. Career Franck Fanny decided to take up photography in 2001 after a vacation to Jamaica, where his casual photographs caught the eye of many popular artists in France who were friends of his. He is entirely self taught. In 2013 Fanny was one of four artists selected to represent the Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ... at the 55th Venice Biennale. In 2014 he was included in the exhibition ''The Divine Comedy: Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell Revisited by Contemporary African Artists'', which toured to the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia, and the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C.. In 2018 he received the ''Prix de l'Uemoa'' at the 13th Dak'Art fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Gomis
Charles Providence Gomis (5 February 1941 – 16 July 2021) was a diplomat from the Ivory Coast. He was briefly Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 2000 until October 2000. Early life Mr. Gomis was born in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, French West Africa. In the early fifties, Charles Gomis studied at the Saint-Charles Institution in Thouars, France. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a Bachelors and a Masters degree in Political Science. Career Ambassador Charles Gomis was appointed by the President of the Republic Vice-President of the Senate of Cote d'Ivoire in 2020. He was appointed Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire in France, Portugal and Monaco from 2013 until 2020, with residence in Paris, France. In December 2007, Charles Gomis joined SIFCA, a leading African agribusiness group based in Cote d’Ivoire, as Special Advisor to the CEO and Management Team. Mr. Gomis brings his wealth of experience and network following a four-decade career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakpa Komenan
Zakpa Komenan (1945 – May 19 2021) was an Ivorian politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ... who served as Minister of Education. References 1945 births 2021 deaths Education ministers of Ivory Coast Sports ministers of Ivory Coast Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally politicians People from Savanes District {{IvoryCoast-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Abengourou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou ( la, Abenguruen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Abengourou in the Ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire. History * September 13, 1963: Established as Diocese of Abengourou from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Abidjan, Diocese of Bouaké and Diocese of Katiola Special churches The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse de l’enfant Jésus in Abengourou. Leadership, in reverse chronogical order * Bishops of Abengourou (Roman rite), below ** Bishop Gbaya Boniface Ziri (since 2009.07.01) ** Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (2003.11.21 - 2009.01.03), appointed Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d'Ivoire ** Bishop Bruno Kouamé (1981.03.26 – 2003.11.21) ** Bishop Laurent Yapi (1979.01.12 – 1980.08.17) ** Bishop Eugène Abissa Kwaku (1963.09.13 – 1978.08.10) See also *Roman Catholicism in Côte d'Ivoire * List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Côte d'Ivoire Sources GCatholic.org Abengourou Abengour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Emeritus
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an Holy Orders, ordained Minister (Catholic Church), minister who holds the fullness of the Sacraments of the Catholic Church, sacrament of Holy orders in the Catholic Church, holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church. Catholics trace the origins of the office of bishop to the Apostles in the New Testament, apostles, who it is believed were endowed with a special charism and office by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Catholics believe this special charism and office has been transmitted through an apostolic succession, unbroken succession of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders. Diocesan bishops—known as eparchs in the Eastern Catholic Churches—are assigned to govern local regions within the Catholic Church known as dioceses in the Latin Church and Eparchy, eparchies in the Eastern Churches. Bishops are collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Kouamé
Bruno Kouamé (16 December 1927 – 17 May 2021) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop. Koaumé was born in the Ivory Coast and was ordained to the priesthood in 1956. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abengourou ( la, Abenguruen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Abengourou in the Ecclesiastical province of Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire. History * September 13, 1963: Established as Diocese of Abengourou from ..., Ivory Coast, from 1981 to 2003. Notes 1927 births 2021 deaths People from Abengourou 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ivory Coast 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ivory Coast Roman Catholic bishops of Abengourou {{RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Coast National Football Team
The Ivory Coast national football team ( French: ''Équipe de football de Côte d'Ivoire'', recognized as the Côte d'Ivoire by FIFA) represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed ''the Elephants'', the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in 2015, again defeating Ghana on penalties in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). The team had their best run between 2006 and 2014 when they qualified for three consecutive FIFA World Cups. History 1960s The team played its first international match against Dahomey, now known as Benin, which they won 32 on 13 April 1960 in Madagascar. The team took a large 110 victory against the Central African Republic. In 1961 the team made their fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willy Braciano
Willy Braciano Ta Bi (5 December 1999 – 23 February 2021) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He made one senior appearance for the Ivory Coast national team in 2017. Club career Born in Divo, Ta Bi played club football for Moossou, ASEC Mimosas and Atalanta. International career Ta Bi made one appearance for the Ivory Coast senior team in 2017, and also represented them at under-17 and under-20 levels. He captained the national youth team and appeared at the 2017 Francophone Games. Death Ta Bi died on 23 February 2021, aged 21, from liver cancer Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th .... References 1999 births 2021 deaths Ivorian men's footballers Moossou FC players ASEC Mimosas players Atalanta BC players Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Dona Fologo
Laurent Dona Fologo (12 December 1939 – 5 February 2021) was an Ivorian politician. Biography Fologo attended the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille, and subsequently became Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper ''Fraternité Matin ''Fraternité Matin'' or Frat' Mat' is an Ivory Coast, Ivorian newspaper headquartered in Abidjan. President of the Ivory Coast Félix Houphouët Boigny established the paper on 9 December 1964. "C’est le 09 décembre 1964, par la volonté du Pr ...''. He then served in various ministerial positions in the cabinet of Félix Houphouët-Boigny and became Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PCDI). During the First Ivorian Civil War, he helped to participate in the negotiations between Togo and the Economic Community of West African States. He also participated in the as a member of the PCDI. Additionally, he served as President of the until 19 May 2011. Laurent Dona Fologi died in Abidjan on 5 February 2021 at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
