Events in the year 2020 in

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Incumbents

* President: Alassane Ouattara * Prime Minister **

Amadou Gon Coulibaly Amadou Gon Coulibaly (10 February 19598 July 2020) was an Ivorian politician who served as Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from January 2017 until his death in July 2020. He was the ruling party's candidate in the 2020 Ivorian presidential e ...

(died 8 July) ** Hamed Bakayoko (starting 30 July)

Events

January

*January – Groups are announced for the

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in October. Cameroon and Ivory Coast will face off. *14 January – Authorities say they have rescued 137 children from Benin, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo, aged 6 to 17, who were the victims of traffickers and groomed to work on cocoa plantations or in prostitution. *24 January – Tens of thousands are left homeless as homes in shanty town are demolished near Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. *31 January – Authorities in Côte d'Ivoire oppose the release of former president Laurent Gbagbo by the International Criminal Court (ICC) because his return would destabilize the country.

February

*3 February – A three-day workshop of the "Sahel Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend" (SWEDD) begins in Abidjan.

April

*28 April - Opposition politician Guillaume Soro was sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison on charges of embezzling public funds and

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. *29 April - Ivory Coast withdrew from the

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, after the tribunal ordered the government to suspend an arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro.

June

*11 June – At least ten soldiers are killed and six wounded in an attack in Kafolo, near the border with Burkina Faso.

July

*July 8 – Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, 61, dies. *July 13 – Vice President Daniel Kablan Duncan, 77, resigns for personal reasons.

August

*August 12 - Three people were killed in

Daoukro Daoukro is a town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Daoukro Department. It is also the seat of Iffou Region in Lacs District. Daoukro is also a commune. Administration A law of 1978 established 27 full-ser ...

in clashes between supporters of Alassane Ouattara and

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. The government announced a ban on protests late in the day. *August 13 - A protester in

Bonoua Bonoua is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture and commune of Grand-Bassam Department in Sud-Comoé Region, Comoé District Comoé District (french: District du Comoé) is one of fourteen administrative districts of Ivory ...

died during clashes with security forces, where a police station was also ransacked. *August 21 – The Independent

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(CEI) of the Ivory Coast rejects the candidacies of President Alassane Ouattara and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro in the October election.

September

*September 13 – 2020 Ivorian presidential election: Former president

is nominated for president by the PDCI-RDA and former prime minister Guillaume Soro is nominated by the

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. Both are living in exile and their eligibility is questioned. President Alassane Ouattara announced his candidacy in July, despite a Constitutional prohibition on a third term.

October

*17 October - The home of opposition presidential candidate Pascal Affi N’Guessan was burned down in

Bongouanou Bongouanou is the town in east-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Bongouanou Department. It is also the seat of Moronou Region in Lacs District and a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional communit ...

. Offices of the Ivorian Popular Front in Abidjan were also attacked. *31 October – 2020 Ivorian presidential election: President Alassane Ouattara wins a controversial third term.

November

*13 November – Six people are killed in ethnic fighting in

M'Batto M'Batto (also spelled Mbato) is a town in south-central Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and seat of M'Batto Department in Moronou Region Moronou Region is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its creation in 2012, it has been one o ...

December

*December 6 –

Charles Blé Goudé Charles Blé Goudé (born 1 February 1972) is an Ivorian political leader, born at Guibéroua, in the centre west of the country. He is currently on trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Côt ...

, 48, the right-hand man of Laurent Gbagbo, said that he plans to return home this month after being acquitted of charges of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. *December 14 – President Alassane Ouattara takes the oath of office for a controversial third term, after winning more than 94% of the October 31 vote, largely boycotted by the opposition. *December 23 – The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) says it will participate in the 2021 Ivorian legislative election after a ten year boycott.

Deaths

*5 January –

Issiaka Ouattara Issiaka Ouattara (1967 – 5 January 2020) was an Ivorian military serviceman. He served as lieutenant colonel and was part of the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire. Ouattara was also a major player in the First Ivorian Civil War The First I ...

, soldier (b. 1967) *19 January –

Allah Thérèse Thérèse Allah, better known as Allah Thérèse (died January 19, 2020), was a traditional singer from the village of Gbofia in the sub-prefecture of Toumodi (central Ivory Coast). A pioneer of traditional Ivorian music, Allah Thérèse was m ...

, traditional singer *27 January – James Houra, 67, painter *16 February –

Erickson Le Zulu Erickson Le Zulu, stage name of Éric Bosiki (1978 – 16 February 2020) was an Ivorian disc jockey and singer. Biography Le Zulu began singing at age 9 at his church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while he began DJing in Ivory Coast. I ...

, 41, disc jockey; liver cirrhosis *12 March –

Mobio Besse Henri Mobio Besse Henri (12 October 1977 – 12 March 2020) was an Ivorian professional boxer. Biography On 10 June 2005, Henri won the African Boxing Confederation (ABC) light heavyweight Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight ...

, boxer (b. 1977). *20 April – Marie Rose Guiraud, 75, dancer and choreographer *8 July -

, 61, prime minister (since 2017) and candidate in the 2020 presidential election. *17 July –

Pierre-Marie Coty Pierre-Marie Coty (22 November 1927 – 17 July 2020) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop. Coty was born in the Ivory Coast and was ordained to the priesthood in 1955. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa The Roman C ...

, 92, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Daloa (1975–2005). *19 July – Seydou Diarra, 86, politician, Prime Minister (2000, 2003–2005). *25 August –

Laurent Akran Mandjo Laurent Akran Mandjo (5 November 1940 – 25 August 2020) was an Ivorian Roman Catholic bishop. He served as Bishop of Yopougon from 1982 to 2015. Biography Mandjo was ordained a priest on 11 July 1971 by Monsignor Bernard Yago in the Diocese ...

, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1940). *13 October – Marcel Zadi Kessy, 84, politician.Côte d'Ivoire: décès à Abidjan de Marcel Zadi Kessy à l'âge de 84 ans

References

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