Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood – 3 August 2012 in

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, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the

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in 1961. He was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in

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from 1985 to 1990.

Bibliography

* 1960 : ''Kocoumbo, l’étudiant noir'', Paris,

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* 1966 : ''Les fils de Kouretcha'',

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, Editions de la Francité * 1973 : ''Les Dépossédés'',

, Editions de la Francité * 1992 : ''Le Sas des parvenus'', Paris,

References

1927 births 2012 deaths Ivorian male writers Mayors of places in Ivory Coast Members of the National Assembly (Ivory Coast) Male novelists 20th-century Ivorian novelists 20th-century male writers People from Abidjan {{Côted'Ivoire-mayor-stub