Ivory Coast (1960–1990)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:area 322,463 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Mali
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Abidjan
gptkbp:continent gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:conventionalLongName gptkb:Republic_of_Ivory_Coast
gptkbp:currency gptkb:West_African_CFA_franc
gptkbp:demonym Ivorian
gptkbp:dialCode +225
gptkbp:drivesOn right
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Ivory_Coast
gptkbp:governmentType Presidential republic
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Gulf_of_Guinea
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:Félix_Houphouët-Boigny
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ivory Coast (1960–1990)
gptkbp:independenceDate gptkb:France
1960-08-07
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code CI
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Abidjan
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Non-Aligned_Movement
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:ECOWAS
Organisation of African Unity
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Unity_–_Discipline_–_Labour
gptkbp:nationalAnthem L'Abidjanaise
gptkbp:notableEvent Cocoa and coffee export growth
Creation of Yamoussoukro as new capital (1983)
Economic boom (1960s–1970s)
Political stability under Houphouët-Boigny
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Republic_of_Côte_d'Ivoire
gptkbp:populationEstimate ~10 million (circa 1980s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:French_West_Africa
gptkbp:president gptkb:Félix_Houphouët-Boigny
gptkbp:primeMinister None (position created in 1990)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Côte_d'Ivoire
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkbp:timezone GMT+0
gptkbp:UNMemberSince 1960
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_Party_of_Côte_d'Ivoire_–_African_Democratic_Rally
gptkb:Parti_Démocratique_de_la_Côte_d'Ivoire_–_Rassemblement_Démocratique_Africain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7