— about 54 years ago
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1889-01-10 |
Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France |
1893-03-10 |
Ivory Coast becomes a French colony |
1932-09-05 |
The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger. |
1958-12-04 |
Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community |
1960-07-11 |
Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta & Niger declare independence |
1960-08-07 |
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) gains independence from France |
1960-08-08 |
Ivory Coast declares independence |
1960-11-03 |
Ivory Coast adopts constitution |
1960-11-27 |
Dr Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast |
1960-12-07 |
Ivory Coast claims independence from France |
1964-08-22 |
Guinee, Liberia & Ivory Coast form joint market |
1973-01-01 |
West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) |
1993-10-31 |
25 people killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match |
1993-12-07 |
Henri Konan Bedie names himself President of Ivory coast |
1993-12-09 |
Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns |
2000-01-30 |
Off the coast of Ivory Coast, Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169. |
2012-02-12 |
Zambia defeat Ivory Coast 8-7 on penalties in the Africa Cup of Nations |
2016-03-13 |
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Ivory Coast attack |
2016-03-16 |
Al Qaeda says Ivory Coast attack was revenge against France |
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1905-10-18 |
Felix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory coast (1960-93) |
1942-01-01 |
Alassane Ouattara, Former Prime Minister of Ivory Coast |
1953-01-01 |
Alpha Blondy, [Seydou Kone], Ivory coast, reggae singer (Jerusalem) |
1975-03-18 |
Claude N'Goran, Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro |
1980-01-28 |
Yasuhito Endo, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1982-06-09 |
Yoshito Okubo, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1983-03-20 |
Eiji Kawashima, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1984-01-18 |
Makoto Hasebe, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1986-04-16 |
Shinji Okazaki, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1986-06-13 |
Keisuke Honda, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1986-9-12 |
Yuto Nagatomo, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
1988-03-27 |
Atsuto Uchida, Group C: Ivory Coast vs Japan |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1993-12-07 |
Félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 |
2017-06-06 |
Cheick Tiote, former Newcastle United and Ivory Coast midfielder, dies aged 30 |
