2017 in Ivory Coast
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This article lists events from the year 2017 in the Ivory Coast.
Incumbents
- President: Alassane Ouattara
- Vice President: Daniel Kablan Duncan (from January 16) (Note: Vice President position was established January 16)
- Prime Minister: Daniel Kablan Duncan (until January 10); Amadou Gon Coulibaly (from January 10)
Events
January
- 6-8 January - A major mutiny broke out among the army of Ivory Coast.[1][2]
- 6 January - Soldiers seized control of the Ivory Coast's second biggest city Bouaké.[3]
- 10 January - Amadou Gon Coulibaly took over as the new prime minister.
- 16 January - Daniel Kablan Duncan becomes the first Vice President of the Ivory Coast per result of the referendum in where voters approved the 2016 Constitution of the Ivory Coast
May
- 12 May - Soldiers mutiny against the government again over a pay dispute by blocking access to Ivory Coast's second largest city, Bouaké.[4]
Sport
- Football season: The 2016–17 Ligue 1 comprises 14 teams
Deaths
- 5 June – Cheick Tioté, footballer (b. 1986)
References
- ^ Bensimon, Cyril (6 January 2017). "En Côte d'Ivoire, coup de colère de militaires qui se sentent « lésés »". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "Ivory Coast minister freed after troops mutiny deal". Al Jazeera. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^ "The events in Ivory Coast last week were a textbook case of mutiny". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
- ^ "Ivory Coast: Soldiers cut off second city Bouaké".
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