politician
Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
First President of Ivory Coast, from 1960 to 1993 (1905-1993)
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About Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was an Ivorian politician and physician who served as the first president of Ivory Coast, from 1960 until his death in 1993. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide, union leader, and planter before being elected to the French Parliament in 1945. He served in several ministerial positions within the Government of France before leading Ivory Coast following independence in 1960. Throughout his life, he played a significant role in politics and the decolonisation of Africa.
Everything about Félix Houphouët-Boigny →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the French National Assembly, Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Minister of State, President of the Ivory Coast
- Citizenship
- France, Ivory Coast
- Born
- October 18, 1905, October 16, 1905
- Died
- December 7, 1993