Felix Houphouet-Boigny

Felix Houphouet-Boigny
Felix Houphouet-Boigny
1st President of Cote d'Ivoire
	In office ; 3 November 1960 ? 7 December 1993
Preceded by	None (position first established)
Succeeded by	Henri Konan Bedie
Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire
	In office ; 7 August 1960 ? 27 November 1960
Preceded by	None (position first established)
Succeeded by	None (position abolished)
Personal details
Born	18 October 1905 ; Yamoussoukro , Cote d'Ivoire
Died	7 December 1993 (aged 88) ; Cote d'Ivoire
Nationality	Ivorian
Political party	Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire
Spouse(s)	Marie-Therese Houphouet-Boigny

Felix Houphouet-Boigny ( French pronunciation: [feliks ufw?t bwa?i] ; ^[1] 18 October 1905 ? 7 December 1993) was the first President of Cote d'Ivoire . He was president until he died in 1993. ^[2]

References [ change | change source ]

↑ Noble, Kenneth B. (1994-02-08). "For Ivory Coast's Founder, Lavish Funeral" . New York Times . Retrieved 2008-07-22 .
↑ "Speech Delivered by Mister Houphouet-Boigny, Minister of State at the Geo-Andre Stadium in Abidjan on September 7, 1958" . World Digital Library . Retrieved 28 April 2013 .

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[lavishnyt-1] Noble, Kenneth B. (1994-02-08). "For Ivory Coast's Founder, Lavish Funeral" . New York Times . Retrieved 2008-07-22 .

[WDL1-2] "Speech Delivered by Mister Houphouet-Boigny, Minister of State at the Geo-Andre Stadium in Abidjan on September 7, 1958" . World Digital Library . Retrieved 28 April 2013 .

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