Students and Pupils Movement of Côte d'Ivoire (in
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: ''Mouvement des Etudiants et Elèves de Côte d'Ivoire''), generally called M.E.E.C.I., was an organization of students and pupils in
Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and ...
. M.E.E.C.I. was founded of the initiative of the regime of
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux ("The Old One"), was an Ivorian politician and physician who served as the first List of heads of state of Ivory Coast, pr ...
. The founding congress was held at the
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire
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office in
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population ...
April 3–5, 1969. Tanoh Brou Antoine (later Minister of Environment) was elected president of the executive committee. Alphonse Djédjé Mady was elected president the standing council. Mambo Yapi was elected president of the accounting commissariat.
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The formation of M.E.E.C.I. provoked protests amongst students. A group of students were arrested during a students strike against the formation of M.E.E.C.I..][Gbagbo, Laurent: ''Côte d'Ivoire, Pour une alternative démocratique''. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1983.]
It was the sole officially recognized student organization in the country between 1969 and its dissolution in 1990.
See also
*Pupils and Students Trade Union of Côte d'Ivoire Pupils and Students Trade Union of Côte d'Ivoire (in French: ''Union Syndicale des Elèves et Etudiants de Côte d'Ivoire''), generally called U.S.E.E.C.I., was an organization of students and pupils in Côte d'Ivoire, founded in 1971. U.S.E.E.C.I. ...
References
1969 establishments in Ivory Coast
Student political organizations
Organizations established in 1969
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