Headline
BREAKING: Former President Is Dead (Photo)
BREAKING: Former President Is Dead (Photo)
Former Ivory Coast President Henri Konan Bedie, part of an old guard of politicians who dominated politics in the West African nation for a generation, has died, aged 89, a close relative told Reuters on Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
Former President Bedie served as president from 1993 until his ouster in 1999 and later ran a losing race against his long-time political rival President Alassane Ouattara in elections in 2020 when he was 86 years old.
It is not clear how former President Bedie died and his spokesman could not be reached for comment. He was long remembered – and in some parts reviled – for his role in promoting the issue of “Ivoirite”, or Ivorian identity.
The issue fuelled tensions between those who considered themselves natives in the south and east, and the many foreign workers from neighbouring countries long settled in the country’s north.
-
Headline1 week ago
BREAKING: Famous Nigerian Senator Is Dead
-
Headline1 week ago
JUST IN: EFCC Begging Ex-Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello — Lawyer Reveals
-
Entertainment1 week ago
My Kind Of Music Is Afrofusion – Davido Denounces Afrobeats
-
Headline1 week ago
LALIGA: Xavi Makes U-turn, Decides To Stay In Barcelona Next Season
-
Entertainment1 week ago
My Family Distribute Electricity To Most Of Nigeria – Davido Claims
-
Headline1 week ago
BREAKING: Sierra Leone Minister Of Power, Sesay Resigns
-
Entertainment4 days ago
I Revived Your Dead Career With ‘Buga’- Kiss Daniel Blasts Tekno
-
Entertainment1 week ago
BREAKING: Iranian Rapper, Salehi Sentenced To Death For Backing Anti-hijab Movement
-
Headline1 week ago
BREAKING: Guinness Record Chess Master, Tunde Onakoya, Appointed As Ogun State Sports Ambassador
-
Headline5 days ago
Finidi George Appointed As Super Eagles New Manager