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Laurent Gbagbo

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Laurent Gbagbo
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipIvory Coast Edit
Name in native languageLaurent Koudou Gbagbo Edit
Name wey dem give amLaurent Edit
PseudonymLe boulanger d'Abidjan, Le Woody de Mama Edit
Ein date of birth31 May 1945 Edit
Place dem born amGagnoa Edit
SpouseSimone Gbagbo, Nady Bamba Edit
KiddieMichel Gbagbo Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench Edit
Place of detentionSéguéla, Bouaké Edit
Ein occupationpolitician, writer, university teacher Edit
Position eholdPresident of the Ivory Coast, Member of the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire Edit
Educate forParis Diderot University, University of Lyon, Paris Cité University Edit
ResidenceIvory Coast Edit
Political party ein memberMouvement des Générations Capables, Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire Edit
Candidacy in election2000 Ivorian presidential election Edit
Religion anaa worldviewCatholicism Edit
Significant eventPanama Papers Edit
Award e receiveNational Order of the Ivory Coast Edit

Koudou Laurent Gbagbo[1] (Gagnoa Bété: Gbagbo [ɡ͡baɡ͡bo]; French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ baɡbo]; born 31 May 1945) be an Ivorian politician wey na he be presido of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 til ein arrest insyd April 2011. Na he be de first presido insyd de history of de country wey na be a centre-left politician. A historian, na dem imprison Gbagbo insyd de early 1970s den again insyd de early 1990s, wey na he live in exile insyd France during much of de 1980s as a result of ein union activism. Na Gbagbo found de Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) insyd 1982 wey he run unsuccessfully for presido against Félix Houphouët-Boigny at de start of multi-party politics insyd 1990. Na he win a seat insyd de National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire insyd 1990.

Na Gbagbo claim victory after Robert Guéï, head of a military junta, bar oda leading politicians from running insyd de October 2000 presidential election. Na de Ivorian people take to de streets, wey dem topple Guéï. Na dem then install Gbagbo as presido.

Insyd de 2010 presidential election, na Alassane Ouattara defeat Gbagbo, wey na he be recognized as de winner by election observers, de international community, de African Union (AU), den de Economic Community of West African States. However, na Gbagbo refuse he go step down, despite mounting international pressure.[2][3] Na de Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) announce say na Ouattara win de race plus 54% of de vote, a tally wey na de United Nations conclude e be credible; however, na de Constitutional Council, a body wey be dominated by pro-Gbagbo members, annull de results insyd Ouattara ein electoral strongholds insyd de north, dey claim fraud, wey na dem declare Gbagbo de winner plus 51% of de vote.[4] Insyd December 2010, na both Gbagbo den Ouattara assume de presidency, wey trigger a short period of civil conflict insyd wich dem kill about 3,000 people.[5]

Na dem arrest Gbagbo insyd 2011 by pro-Ouattara forces, wey na dem be supported by French troops.[6] Na dem extradite Gbagbo go The Hague insyd November 2011, wer na dem charge am plus four counts of crimes against humanity insyd de International Criminal Court (ICC) in connection plus de post-election violence.[7] Na Gbagbo be de first former head of state wey dem take am into de court ein custody. Insyd January 2019, na an ICC panel dismiss de charges against Gbagbo den one of ein former ministers, Charles Blé Goudé, wey na dem dey determine dat na de evidence dem present be insufficient to prove dat na de pair commit crimes against humanity. Na prosecutors appeal de decision, wey na dem prohibit Gbagbo from make he return to Côte d'Ivoire pending de appeal proceedings.[8] Na de ICC ultimately uphold Gbagbo ein acquittal, den insyd April 2021, na Ouattara state he den Blé Goudé be free to return to de country.[9]

References

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  1. ↑ "Qui est Laurent Gbagbo ?" Archived 2 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, FPI website (in French).
  2. ↑ Fear of violence in Abidjan as Gbagbo refuses to step down, France24 (21 December 2010).
  3. ↑ Tim Cocks, Ivory Coast president has limited time to step down with impunity, Washington Post (1 January 2011).
  4. ↑ Freedom in the World 2013: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties (Freedom House, 2013).
  5. ↑ Laurel Wamsley, International Criminal Court Drops War Crimes Charges Against Ex-Ivory Coast Leader, NPR (15 January 2019).
  6. ↑ Leader’s Arrest in Ivory Coast Ends Standoff, New York Times (12 April 2011).
  7. ↑ David Smith, Laurent Gbagbo appears before international criminal court, The Guardian (5 December 2011).
  8. ↑ ICC grants prosecution request to keep Ivorian ex-leader Gbagbo in custody, France24 (18 January 2019).
  9. ↑ "Laurent Gbagbo". BBC News (in British English). Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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