Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire

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Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire was a coalition of rebel groups that controlled northern Côte d’Ivoire and opposed the government during the country’s civil conflicts in the 2000s.

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Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire canonical 5

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
rebel coalition
activeDuring First Ivorian Civil War
Second Ivorian Civil War
armedWing Forces Armées des Forces Nouvelles (FAFN)
ceasefireWith Government of Côte d’Ivoire
conflict Ivorian Civil War
controlledTerritory Bouaké
Korhogo
Man
large parts of northern Côte d’Ivoire
country Côte d’Ivoire
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire
demobilization post-2011 crisis period
disarmamentProcess DDR program in Côte d’Ivoire
ethnicComposition predominantly northern ethnic groups of Côte d’Ivoire
formedFrom Mouvement Patriotique de Côte d’Ivoire
Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Ouest
Mouvement pour la Justice et la Paix
goal greater political inclusion for northern Ivorians
removal of President Laurent Gbagbo
headquarters Bouaké (de facto)
linked to: Bouaké
ideology opposition to President Laurent Gbagbo
integratedInto national armed forces of Côte d’Ivoire
involvedIn human rights abuses allegations
partition of Côte d’Ivoire during civil war
leader Guillaume Soro
notableCommander Chérif Ousmane
Ibrahim Coulibaly (IB)
Zacharia Koné
operatedIn northern Côte d’Ivoire
opposed Government of Côte d’Ivoire
opposedLeader Laurent Gbagbo
politicalWing Forces Nouvelles political movement
recognizedAs de facto authority in northern Côte d’Ivoire by some peace agreements
region West Africa
signedAgreement Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
Ouagadougou Political Agreement
status defunct
supportedBy Burkina Faso (alleged)
linked to: Burkina Faso
timePeriod early 2000s to early 2010s
usedLanguage French

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First Ivorian Civil War belligerent Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire
Linas-Marcoussis Agreement signatory Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire
Ouagadougou Political Agreement primaryParties Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire
Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire partOf Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire
Guillaume Soro politicalMovement Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire