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Cote D’Ivoire

Cote D’Ivoire . Was First Colonized as a French territory (officially in 1893) By 1960 France granted them Independence and named Felix Houphouet-Boigny president Was Peaceful until 2002 when civil war broke. Independence. Positives Created wealth Spread economic growth

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Cote D’Ivoire

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  1. Cote D’Ivoire

  2. Was First Colonized as a French territory (officially in 1893) By 1960 France granted them Independence and named Felix Houphouet-Boigny president Was Peaceful until 2002 when civil war broke Independence

  3. Positives • Created wealth • Spread economic growth • French control = national security • Negatives • Since gaining independence, periods of “popular unrest” • Civil war Imperialism’s Effects

  4. Held election in December, 2010 • Incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, refuses to step down • Challenger, AlassaneOuattara, has barricaded himself with protection from UN • Gbagbo has ordered UN and French peacekeepers to leave the country immediately • Over 200 people have died since the election and attacks on civilians are frequent Current Issues

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