Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Amadou Gon Coulibaly (10 February 1959 – 8 July 2020) was an Ivorian politician. He was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from January 2017 to his death in July 2020.
Amadou Gon Coulibaly | |
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 Henriette Dagri Diabaté with Amadou Gon Coulibaly (right), 2018 | |
| 10th Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast | |
| In office 10 January 2017 – 8 July 2020 | |
| President | Alassane Ouattara |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kablan Duncan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1959 Abidjan, French West Africa (now Ivory Coast) |
| Died | 8 July 2020 (aged 61) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Political party | Rally of the Republicans |
He was the ruling party's candidate in the 2020 Ivorian presidential election and was seen as the front-runner.[1]
Coulibaly died from heart surgery-related problems at a hospital in Abidjan on 8 July 2020, aged 61.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Ivory Coast PM dies after cabinet meeting" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2020-07-08. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53340236. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast's prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies at 61". Reuters. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast PM dies after cabinet meeting". BBC News. 8 July 2020. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-53340236. Retrieved 8 July 2020.