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Félix Houphouët-Boigny

1905 - 1993

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Félix Houphouët-Boigny (French: [feliks ufwɛ(t) bwaɲi]; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux ("The Old One"), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Félix Houphouët-Boigny is the 3,079th most popular politician (down from 2,777th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire and the 2nd most popular Ivorian Politician.

Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of Côte d'Ivoire, a country in Africa. He was a politician and a diplomat. He was most famous for leading the country to independence from France.

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Among politicians, Félix Houphouët-Boigny ranks 3,079 out of 19,576. Before him are Jioji Konrote, Yesün Temür, Margareta of Romania, Al-Mu'tadid, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Francesco II Sforza. After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Anne of France, J. G. Strijdom, Vonones I, and John I of Aragon.

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Among people born in 1905, Félix Houphouët-Boigny ranks 31. Before him are Artem Mikoyan, Guillermo Stábile, Władysław Gomułka, Gerard Kuiper, Gertrude Ederle, and C. P. Snow. After him are George H. Hitchings, Raymond Cattell, Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, Max Schmeling, Michael Powell, and Marian Rejewski. Among people deceased in 1993, Félix Houphouët-Boigny ranks 28. Before him are Kōbō Abe, Hans Jonas, Albert Sabin, Bill Bixby, Lillian Gish, and Léon Theremin. After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Boris Christoff, Dizzy Gillespie, Cantinflas, Salah Jadid, and Vincent Price.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny ranks 2 out of 140. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942). After him are Laurent Gbagbo (1945), Didier Drogba (1978), Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945), Alpha Blondy (1953), Yaya Touré (1983), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Robert Guéï (1941), Bernard Agré (1926), and Ahmadou Kourouma (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among politicians born in Côte d'Ivoire, Félix Houphouët-Boigny ranks 2. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942). After him are Laurent Gbagbo (1945), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Robert Guéï (1941), Charles Konan Banny (1942), Daniel Kablan Duncan (1943), Bernard Binlin Dadié (1916), Seydou Diarra (1933), Amadou Gon Coulibaly (1959), and Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (1951).

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