Laurent Gbagbo

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Laurent Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician and former president of Côte d'Ivoire whose contested rule and refusal to cede power after elections played a central role in the country’s political crises and civil conflict.

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Laurent Gbagbo canonical 12
Gbagbo 1
Robert Guéï 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
politician
acquittedOn 2019-01-15
arrestedIn Abidjan
arrestedOn 2011-04-11
causeOfPoliticalCrisis refusal to concede defeat in 2010 presidential election
chargedWith crimes against humanity
continentOfCitizenship Africa
countryOfBirth Côte d'Ivoire
countryOfCitizenship Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire
court International Criminal Court
dateOfBirth 1945-05-31
detainedBy Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara
educatedAt University of Paris 7
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
endTime 2011-04-11
familyName Gbagbo
linked to: Laurent Gbagbo
finalAcquittalConfirmedOn 2021-03-31
founded Ivorian Popular Front
gender male
givenName Laurent
handedOverTo International Criminal Court
headOfGovernmentOf Côte d'Ivoire
ICCTrialStartDate 2016-01-28
ideology social democracy
languageSpoken French
memberOfPoliticalParty Ivorian Popular Front
movement Ivorian Popular Front
name Laurent Gbagbo
notableFor contested 2010 presidential election
role in Ivorian political crises
occupation historian
politician
opponent Alassane Ouattara
participatedIn First Ivorian Civil War
Second Ivorian Civil War
placeOfBirth Gagnoa
positionHeld President of Côte d'Ivoire
religion Roman Catholicism
returnDate 2021-06-17
returnedTo Côte d'Ivoire
spouse Nadiani Bamba
Simone Gbagbo
startTime 2000-10-26

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First Ivorian Civil War keyFigure Laurent Gbagbo
First Ivorian Civil War keyFigure Robert Guéï
linked to: Laurent Gbagbo
pro-Gbagbo militias supported Laurent Gbagbo
pro-Gbagbo militias politicalAlignment pro-Laurent Gbagbo
linked to: Laurent Gbagbo
siege of Abidjan commandedBy Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo name Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo familyName Gbagbo
linked to: Laurent Gbagbo
Guillaume Soro appointedBy Laurent Gbagbo
Alassane Ouattara predecessor Laurent Gbagbo