French people in Ivory Coast explained

French Ivorians are those who were born in or reside in Ivory Coast, who descend from French community. There was a small but prominent French community in Ivory Coast until 2002, when a failed coup d'état and civil war led to anti-French riots.^[1] Of the 20,000 living in the country at the start of the conflict, by 2004 only 15,000 remained.^[2]

Population graph

Year	White population	% of pop.
1960	30,000^[3]	.009%^[4]
1980	60,000	.007%
2002	20,000	.001%
2004	15,000	.0009%

Notable people

• Dominique Ouattara (born 1954), current First Lady of Ivory Coast (2011-present)

Notes and References

1. News: Hearts heavy, whites feeling driven from Africa. Christian Science Monitor. 2015-09-02. 0882-7729. Danna. Harman.
2. News: French fears in Ivory Coast. BBC. 2004-01-19. 2015-09-02.
3. Web site: Ivory Coast - The Economy. countrystudies.us. 2015-09-02.
4. Web site: Cote d'Ivoire population 2015 Current population of Cote d'Ivoire. countrymeters.info. 2015-09-02. countrymeters.info.