Guy Emmanuel Alain Gauze (3 May 1952 – 27 January 2021) was an Ivorian politician and diplomat.

Biography

After he graduated from the

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, Gauze studied diplomacy and international economics at the École nationale d'administration from 1976 to 1978. He then earned a degree in political science from the

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. In 1993, Gauze was appointed Minister of Raw Materials under the presidency of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, then

Henri Konan Bédié Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (born 5 May 1934) is an Ivorian politician. He was President of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999. He is currently the President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast - African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).

. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Trade, then Ambassador of

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to the

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, where he served from 2000 to 2002. He was then a representative to the

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and

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from 2006 to 2011. Aside from his political life, Gauze was married on 21 February 1981 and had three children. He died in

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on 27 January 2021 at the age of 68.

Distinctions

*Commander of the Ordre du Mérite agricole ivoirien (1998) *Commander of the

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(2000) *Commander of the

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(2002)

References

1952 births 2021 deaths Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to the European Union Government ministers of Ivory Coast Ivorian diplomats Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny alumni École nationale d'administration alumni Université catholique de Louvain alumni {{IvoryCoast-politician-stub