Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	France, Ivory Coast
Birth name	Dia Houphouët
Name wey dem give am	Félix
Ein date of birth	18 October 1905, 16 October 1905
Place dem born am	N’Gokro, Yamoussoukro
Date wey edie	7 December 1993
Place wey edie	Yamoussoukro
Manner of death	natural causes
Cause of death	cancer
Spouse	Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny, Kady Racine Sow
Kiddie	Guillaume Houphouët-Boigny, Marie Houphouët-Boigny
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	French
Ein occupation	politician
Position ehold	member of the French National Assembly, Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Minister of State, President of the Ivory Coast, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Educate for	École normale supérieure William Ponty
Work location	Paris, Ivory Coast
Political party ein member	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally
Religion anaa worldview	Catholic Church, animism
Member of	Académie des sciences d'outre-mer
Award e receive	honorary doctor of the University of Rennes, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctorate of the University of the Mediterranean - Aix Marseille II, honorary doctor of Paris Descartes University, Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit

Félix Houphouët-Boigny (French: [feliks ufwɛ(t) bwaɲi]; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), dem affectionately call Papa Houphouët anaa Le Vieux ("De Old One"), na he be an Ivorian politician den physician wey serve as de first presido of Ivory Coast from 1960 til ein death insyd 1993. A tribal chief, na he work as a medical aide, union leader, den planter before na dem elect am to de French Parliament insyd 1945. Na he serve insyd chaw ministerial positions within de Government of France before he lead Ivory Coast following independence insyd 1960. Thru out ein life, na he play a significant role insyd politics den de decolonisation of Africa.

Under Houphouët-Boigny ein politically moderate leadership, na Ivory Coast prosper economically. Dis success, uncommon insyd poverty-ridden West Africa, cam be known as de "Ivorian miracle"; na e be secof a combination of sound planning, de maintenance of strong ties plus de West (particularly France) den development of de country ein significant coffee den cocoa industries. However, na reliance on de agricultural sector cause difficulties insyd 1980, after a sharp drop insyd de prices of coffee den cocoa.

Thru out ein presidency, na Houphouët-Boigny maintain a close relationship plus France, a policy dem know as Françafrique, wey na he build a close friendship plus Jacques Foccart, de chief adviser on African policy insyd de administrations of Charles de Gaulle den Georges Pompidou. Na he aid de conspirators wey oust Kwame Nkrumah from power insyd Ghana insyd 1966, na he take part insyd de failed coup against Mathieu Kérékou insyd Benin insyd 1977, na he be suspected of involvement insyd de 1987 coup d'état wey remove Thomas Sankara from power insyd Burkina Faso wey na he provide assistance to UNITA, a United States-supported, anti-communist rebel movement wey Jonas Savimbi lead insyd Angola. Na Houphouët-Boigny maintain a strong anti-communist foreign policy, wich result in, among oda things, he severe diplomatic relations plus de Soviet Union insyd 1969 (after na first he establish relations insyd 1967) wey he refuse to recognise de People's Republic of China til 1983. Na he re-establish relations plus de Soviet Union insyd 1986.

Insyd de West, na Houphouët-Boigny commonly be known as de "Sage of Africa" anaa de "Grand Old Man of Africa". Na Houphouët-Boigny move de country ein capital from Abidjan to ein hometown of Yamoussoukro wey na he build de world ein largest church der, de Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, at a cost of US$300 million. At de time of ein death, na he be de longest-serving leader insyd Africa ein history den de third longest-serving leader insyd de world after Fidel Castro of Cuba den Kim Il Sung of North Korea. Insyd 1989, na UNESCO create de Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize for de "safeguarding, maintaining den seeking of peace". After ein death, na conditions insyd Ivory Coast quickly deteriorate. Between 1994 den 2002, na der be a number of coups, a devaluation of de CFA franc den an economic recession; na a civil war begin insyd 2002.

Early life

Birth, kiddie time den education

According to ein official biography, na dem probably born Houphouët-Boigny on 18 October 1905, insyd Yamoussoukro to a family of hereditary chiefs of de Baoulé people. Unofficial accounts, however, place ein birth date up to seven years earlier. Born into de animist Akouès tribe, na dem name am Dia Houphouët: ein first name Dia dey mean "prophet" anaa "magician". Na ein poppie be N'Doli Houphouët. Na Dia Houphouët be de great-nephew thru ein his mommie of Queen Yamousso den de village chief, Kouassi N'Go. Wen na dem murder N'Go insyd 1910, na dem name Dia make he succeed am as chief. Secof ein young age, na ein step poppie Gbro Diby rule as regent til Dia cam of age; na Dia ein poppie already die.