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Felix Doh (died 25 April 2003) was a rebel leader in
Côte d'Ivoire 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 ...
. He was the leader of the
Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West The Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West (''Mouvement populaire ivoirien du Grand Ouest'' MPIGO). One of two rebel movements in the west of Côte d'Ivoire, created to reinforce the rebel presence after the Marcoussis accords. Founded by serge ...
(MPIGO), based in the western town of
Danané Danané is a city in the far west of Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Danané Department in Tonkpi Region, Montagnes District. Danané is also a commune. The city is 25 kilometres east of the border with Liberia, 30 kil ...
, during the civil war that was fought in Côte d'Ivoire from late 2002 to early 2003. He seems to have fought alongside
Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
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mercenaries A mercenary, sometimes also known as a soldier of fortune or hired gun, is a private individual, particularly a soldier, that joins a military conflict for personal profit, is otherwise an outsider to the conflict, and is not a member of any o ...
initially, but fighting later erupted between the Ivorian rebels and these mercenaries in April 2003. Doh was reportedly killed by the Liberian mercenaries, who were led by
Sam Bockarie Samuel Sam Bockarie, widely known as Mosquito (2 October 1964 – 5 May 2003), was a Sierra Leonean politician and army commander who served as a leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). Bockarie was infamous during the Sierra Leone Civil ...
, in uncertain circumstances.Arnaud Zajtman
"Murky death of Ivory Coast rebel"
BBC News, April 29, 2003.


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Year of birth missing 2003 deaths Ivorian rebels Deaths by firearm in Ivory Coast People from Montagnes District {{Africa-mil-bio-stub