First Lady of Ivory Coast explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Ivory Coast
Insignia:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Incumbent:Dominique Ouattara
Incumbentsince:11 April 2011
Formation:3 November 1960
Inaugural:Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny

The first lady of Ivory Coast (French: Première dame de Côte d'Ivoire) is the title attributed to the wife of the president of Ivory Coast. The current first lady is Dominique Ouattara, who has held the office since 11 April 2011. (Dominique Ouattara and her predecessor, Simone Gbagbo, were the co-claimants of the office from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.)

First ladies of Ivory Coast

NameTerm BeginsTerm EndsPresident or Head of StateNotes
Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny3 November 1960 7 December 1993Félix Houphouët-Boigny[1]
Henriette Konan Bédié7 December 199324 December 1999Henri Konan BédiéBorn Henriette Koizan Bomo, she married Bédié in 1957.[2]
Rose Doudou Guéï24 December 199926 October 2000Robert Guéï
Simone Gbagbo26 October 200011 April 2011*Laurent Gbagbo
Dominique Ouattara11 April 2011*PresentAlassane Ouattara

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Joan . Tilouine . Marie-Thérèse à la poursuite des millions disparus d'Houphouët-Boigny . . 2015-02-03 . 2023-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204123027/https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2015/02/04/marie-therese-a-la-poursuite-des-millions-disparus-d-houphouet-boigny_4569278_3212.html . 2015-02-04 . live.
  2. News: Clay . Risen . Henri Konan Bédié, Ivory Coast President Deposed in a Coup, Dies at 89 . . 2023-08-05 . 2023-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230812154124/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/africa/henri-konan-bedie-ivory-coast-president-deposed-in-a-coup-dies-at-89.html . 2023-08-12 . live.