List of heads of state of Ivory Coast
| President of the Republic of Ivory Coast | |
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
| Formation | 3 November 1960 |
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The following is a list of heads of state of Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.
Presidents of the Ivory Coast (1960–present)
- Parties
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA)
Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)
Rally of the Republicans (RDR)
- Key
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of Office | Party | |
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| 1 |  | Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993) | 1960[§] 1965[§] 1970[§] 1975[§] 1980[§] 1985[§] 1990 | 3 November 1960 | 7 December 1993[†] | PDCI–RDA |
| 2 |  | Henri Konan Bédié (1934–)[1] | 1995 | 7 December 1993 | 24 December 1999[2] | PDCI–RDA |
| 3 |  | Robert Guéï (1941–2002)[3] | — | 24 December 1999 | 26 October 2000 | Military |
| 4 |  | Laurent Gbagbo (1945–)[4] | 2000 | 26 October 2000 | 11 April 2011[5] | FPI |
| 5 |  | Alassane Ouattara (1942–)[4] | 2010 2015 | 4 December 2010 | Incumbent | RDR |
Footnotes
- ↑ Acting President until 22 October 1995
- ↑ Deposed in a coup d'état
- ↑ Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000
- 1 2 Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011
- ↑ Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War
Latest election
Main article: Ivorian presidential election, 2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Alassane Ouattara | Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace | 2,618,229 | 83.66 |
| Pascal Affi N'Guessan | Alliance of Democratic Forces | 290,780 | 9.29 |
| Konan Bertin Kouadio | Independent | 121,386 | 3.88 |
| Henriette Lagou Adjoua | Renewal for Peace and Concord | 27,759 | 0.89 |
| Siméon Konan Kouadio | Independent | 22,117 | 0.71 |
| Kacou Gnangbo | Independent | 18,650 | 0.60 |
| Jacqueline-Claire Kouangoua | Independent | 12,398 | 0.40 |
| Charles Konan Banny | Independent | 8,667 | 0.28 |
| Amara Essy | Independent | 6,413 | 0.20 |
| Mamadou Koulibaly | Liberty and Democracy for the Republic | 3,343 | 0.11 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 201,186 | – | |
| Total | 3,330,928 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,301,189 | 54.63 | |
| Source: CEI | |||
See also
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org
- Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
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