Laurent Dona Fologo Explained

Laurent Dona Fologo
Birth Date:	12 December 1939
Birth Place:	Sinématiali, French West Africa
Death Place:	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Nationality:	Ivorian
Party:	PDCI
Office:	President of the
Term Start:	12 February 2000
Term End:	19 May 2011

Laurent Dona Fologo (12 December 1939 – 5 February 2021) was an Ivorian politician.^[1]

Biography

Fologo attended the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille,^[2] and subsequently became Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Fraternité Matin. He then served in various ministerial positions in the cabinet of Félix Houphouët-Boigny and became Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PCDI).^[3] During the First Ivorian Civil War, he helped to participate in the negotiations between Togo and the Economic Community of West African States.^[4] He also participated in the as a member of the PCDI.^[5] Additionally, he served as President of the until 19 May 2011.

Laurent Dona Fologi died in Abidjan on 5 February 2021 at the age of 81 from COVID-19.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Laurent Dona-Fologo, grande figure de la politique en Côte d'Ivoire, est mort à 82 ans. 6 February 2021. Le Monde. French.
2. Web site: Contacts. Annuaire des Anciens de l'ESJ Lille. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140304113348/http://esj-lille.fr/annuaire/pages/annuaire.php?lettre=d. 4 March 2014.
3. Web site: Laurent Dona Fologo: L'un des « derniers des Mohicans » de l'Houphouétisme a tiré sa révérence. 6 February 2021. Fratmat.info. French.
4. Web site: Les accords de sortie de crise en Côte d'Ivoire: de Lomé à Linas-Marcoussis (2002-2003). 2014. Revue d’histoire, d’arts et d’archéologie africaines. French.
5. Web site: La crise ivoirienne : de la tentative de coup d'état au Gouvernenment de Réconciliation Nationale. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030730085742/http://www.grip.org/pub/rapports/rg03-2_ivoire.pdf. 30 July 2003.
6. Web site: Côte d'Ivoire : Laurent Dona-Fologo, figure politique du pays, est décédé. 6 February 2021. France 24. French.
7. Web site: La Covid-19 emporte Laurent Dona Fologo . 5 February 2021 .