Robert Guéï
Robert Guéï (French pronunciation: [ɡe.i]; March 16, 1941 – September 19, 2002) was an Ivorian military ruler. He was the 3rd President of Ivory Coast from December 24, 1999 to October 26, 2000. Bédié was overthrown in a coup on Christmas Eve, 1999.
Robert Guéï | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire* | |
| In office 24 December 1999 – 26 October 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Seydou Diarra |
| Preceded by | Henri Konan Bédié |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Gbagbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1941 Kabakouma, Man, French West Africa |
| Died | September 19, 2002 (aged 61) Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Nationality | Ivorian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Guéï (?-2002; their deaths) |
| *President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000 | |
In September 2002, he was murdered although this is unsolved.[1]
References
- ↑ "IVORY COAST: Funeral for former military ruler Robert Guei, nearly four years after he was shot dead during the coup of 2001", ITN Source: 19 August 2006. Retrieved 2011-04-11.