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in north-eastern Ivory Coast. As an officer in the Ivorian army, Fozié was a central supporter of the 1999 coup d'état that led to

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. In 2002, Fozié returned to Ivory Coast and was a central supporter of an attempted coup, which ultimately developed into the

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, and Fozié became the minister of youth and public service. When Diarra was succeeded by

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in December 2005, Fozié was dismissed as a minister. Between 2005 and 2012, Fozié was the chief of police of the Forces Nouvelles in

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. In 2012,

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appointed Fozié as prefect of

and

. While serving in these civilian offices, Fozié continues to wear his military uniform.

References

*Cyril K. Daddieh, ''Historical Dictionary of Côte d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast)'' (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016) s.v. "Fozié, Tuo", p. 250. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fozie, Tuo Government ministers of Ivory Coast Ivorian exiles Ivorian expatriates in Burkina Faso Ivorian military personnel Ivorian rebels People from Zanzan District Prefects of regions of Ivory Coast Living people Year of birth missing (living people)