Today in Ivory Coast History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 17 of 17
1889-01-10 - Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France
1893-03-10 - Ivory Coast becomes a French colony
1932-09-05 - The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
1958-12-04 - Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within Fr Community
1960-07-11 - Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence
1960-08-07 - Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) gains independence from France
1960-08-08 - Ivory Coast declares independence
1960-11-03 - Ivory Coast adopts constitution
1960-11-27 - Dr Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast
1960-12-07 - Ivory Coast claims independence from France
1964-08-22 - Guinee, Liberia & Ivory Coast form joint market
1973-01-01 - West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta)
1993-10-31 - 25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match
1993-12-07 - Henri Konan Bedie names himself President of Ivory coast
1993-12-09 - Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns
2000-01-30 - Off the coast of Ivory Coast, Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.
2012-02-12 - Zambia defeat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 4 of 4
1905-10-18 - Felix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory coast (1960-93)
1942-01-01 - Alassane Ouattara, Former Prime Minister of Ivory Coast
1953-01-01 - Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem)
1975-03-18 - Claude N'Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 1 of 1
1993-12-07 - Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88
