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Simeon Aké (4 January 1932 in
Bingerville
Bingerville is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast. It is a suburb of Abidjan and is one of four sub-prefectures of Abidjan Autonomous District. Bingerville is also a commune. The town is located about 10 kilometres east of Abidjan and lies on th ...
– 8 January 2003 in
Abidjan
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) was an
Ivorian politician.
Simeon Aké studied law in the
University of Dakar
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in
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
, and gained his certificate in 1957. Aké began his political career as Director of Protocol of State in from 1959 until 1960, when
Côte d'Ivoire
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gained independence. He served as a
diplomat
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in its
embassy
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in
New York City
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in 1961–63, and then as
ambassador
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in
London
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, 1964–66, with responsibility for
Great Britain
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and
Northern Ireland
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,
Denmark
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,
Sweden
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and
Norway
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. In 1966 he was appointed ambassador of Côte d'Ivoire to the
United Nations
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. He headed, in this capacity, the
UN visiting mission to
Spanish Sahara
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in 1975. From 1977 to 1990, he served as Foreign Minister of Côte d'Ivoire, under
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux ("The Old One"), was the first president of Ivory Coast, serving from 1960 until his death in 1993. A tribal chief, he wo ...
. He was a member of the Directing Committee and Political Bureau of the
Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI).
External links
BiographyAfrican People Database
1932 births
2003 deaths
Government ministers of Ivory Coast
Cheikh Anta Diop University alumni
20th-century Ivorian lawyers
Permanent Representatives of Ivory Coast to the United Nations
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally politicians
Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to the United Kingdom
Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to Denmark
Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to Sweden
Ambassadors of Ivory Coast to Norway
Foreign Ministers of Ivory Coast
People from Bingerville
20th-century Ivorian politicians
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