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Côte d’IvoireConnor Lee
Côte d’Ivoire: Basic FactsOfficial Name: Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Government: Presidential Republic
Official Language: French
Independence: August 7, 1960 from France
Post-Colonial Rule: 1960s-1970s
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
One Party Rule
1979 – cocoa producer
Post-colonial stability
Ethnic harmony
Economic success
1980s and Early 1990s
World recession and local drought
Crime in Abidjan dramatically rose
Introduction of multi-party system
1993, Houphouët-Boigny’s death
Successor: Henri Konan Bédié
Secured re-election by jailing opposition
Ivoirité Defined Ivoirian nationality
Excluded many immigrants and the Muslim minority in the north
Opposite to Houphouët-Boigny’s approach
Excluded his rival Alassane Ouattara
1999 Coup d'état Bédié excluded any possible
opponents from the army
Robert Guéï replaced Bédié
Reduction in crime and corruption
2000 Presidential Election Constitution excluded Alassane Ouattara
Guéï was replaced by Laurent Gbagbo
Explosion of political tension
No legitimate democratic institution
First Ivorian Civil War 2002 troop mutiny into civil war by FNCI
Most fighting ended 2004, but peace agreement made 2007
More civil unrest followed
2010 Presidential Election Alassane Ouattara recognized internationally as
winner of the October 2010 election
Laurent Gbagbo’s supporters charged fraud on the northern departments of the election
Gbagbo and Ouattara each had their own inauguration
Many refugees fled the country
Second Ivorian Civil War The 2010 Presidential Election led to another civil
war
After four months, Ouattara’s forces overtook the south and captured Gbagbo
Ouattara finally took office in May 2011
Laurent Gbagbo was sent to the International Criminal Court in November 2011
Personalistic Rule Félix Houphouët-Boigny hailed for creating a
model state but failed at having a sustainable model after his death
Henri Konan Bédié saw deterioration of his state
Neopatrimonial favoritism and clientelism exposed when economy declined
Robert Guéï preferred promoting unity and development under single-party regime
Laurent Gbagbo placed political and economic resources on the side of non-Muslims
Rankings HDI in 2013 - 0.452 (171st /187)
Gini in 2008 - 41.5 (medium)
World Bank Corruption Ranking in 2011 – 38th/49 African countries
Transparency International in 2014 – 32/100 115st/175 22nd/47 in Sub-Saharan Africa
Millennium Challenge Corporation
American Government Agency
Delivers Aid on the basis of countries who qualify on levels of: Economic freedom Investing in its people Ruling justly
Côte d’Ivoire’s level of corruption does not satisfy the requirement in the “Ruling justly” category
Côte d’Ivoire’s Future Doudou Diène, an independent expert on Human
Rights in the country, reported to the United Nations
He recognized that what’s needed is building an inclusive democracy supported by equitable justice
Justice will be built on democratic reconstruction and national reconciliation
Bibliography http://africanworldpolitics.site.wesleyan.edu/2014/
09/23/neo-patrimonialism-and-political-culture-cote-divoire/
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13287216
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http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/answer/overview_of_corruption_and_anti_corruption_in_cote_divoire
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