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Alassane Ouattara

President of Ivory Coast since 2010 · Ivory Coast · On the map · Politicians · Born 1942 · age 84

Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivorian politician and economist who has been President of Ivory Coast since 2010.

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20256.2× usual on 27 Oct2025 Ivorian presidential election, 25 October 2025.25 October 2025, 6.2 times the usual readers on 27 October 2025

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2021“It is important for everyone to know that we (Laurent Gbagbo and I) have decided to restore trust and ensure that Ivorians reconcile and trust each other as well.”In their words27 July 2021France 24

2017Grand Collar of the Order of Prince HenryAwardOrder of the Star of GhanaAward2016“We must win the fight against abject poverty and suffering to spare humanity the dramatic consequences”In their words22 September 2016Côte d’Ivoire leader urges donors to respect development commitments to ensure ‘no one is left behind 22 September, 2016

2013Grand Cross of the National Order of BeninAward2012Named Chairperson of ECOWASOffice17 February 2012 to 17 February 20132010Named President of the Ivory CoastOfficefrom 4 December 20101990Named Minister of the Economy and Finance of Ivory CoastOffice1 October 1990 to 1 November 19931942Born1 January 1942

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Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry2017
Order of the Star of Ghana2017
Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin2013
National Order of Niger
Order of Prince Henry
National Order of the Ivory Coast
National Order of the Lion of Senegal
Order of Mono
Order of the Nigeria

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An economist by profession, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States, and was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by then-President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Ouattara became the president of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian political party, in 1999.

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Ivory Coast
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Living
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Born 1942 · age 84

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