This article lists the heads of state of Ivory Coast , officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire , since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Alassane Ouattara has been serving as President of Ivory Coast since 4 December 2010.
Term limits
There is a two-term limit for the president in the new 2016 Constitution of Ivory Coast . This limit has been lifted for Alassane Ouattara , allowing him to run for third and fourth terms.[2]
List of officeholders
Political parties
Other factions
Symbols
§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
Notes
^ Acting President until 22 October 1995.
^ Deposed in a coup d'état .
^ Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000.
^ a b Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.
^ Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War .
Timeline
Latest election
Candidate Party Votes % Alassane Ouattara Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace 3,031,483 95.31 Kouadio Konan Bertin Independent 64,011 2.01 Henri Konan Bédié Democratic Party of Ivory Coast 53,330 1.68 Pascal Affi N'Guessan Ivorian Popular Front 31,986 1.01 Total 3,180,810 100.00 Valid votes 3,180,810 97.28 Invalid/blank votes 89,003 2.72 Total votes 3,269,813 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,066,441 53.90 Source: Independent Electoral Commission
See also
Presidential Palace in Abidjan
Sources
http://www.rulers.org
Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen , Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
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