By Loucoumane Coulibaly and Ange Aboa. He attended a ministerial meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan on Wednesday, but later fell ill, officials said.Tensions already are rising over Ivory Coast’s political landscape months ahead of the October vote.
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly died suddenly on Wednesday aged 61. Ivory Coast has a formal tribute for Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who died suddenly last week of a heart attack By VOA News Wed, 07/15/2020 - 00:35 Bedie, who previously led the country from 1993 until a 1999 coup, is expected to represent the PDCI-RDA party.There also has been uncertainty about the political ambitions of Gbagbo, the president forced from power after losing the 2010 election. (CNN) Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died, the country's President announced. The prime minister left May 2 for medical treatment in … Ouattara’s party has been in power since post-election violence a decade ago left some 3,000 people dead after then-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to acknowledge his defeat in a runoff vote.Initially, there was speculation that Ouattara would try to extend his rule, but he eventually said he would not run and threw his support behind Coulibaly.Coulibaly’s death was announced Wednesday on national television, and the president issued a statement calling him “my younger brother, my son” and his closest political ally for 30 years.“I salute the memory of a statesman of great loyalty, devotion and love for his country,” Ouattara said.Coulibaly, who had been allowed to travel to France despite airport closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, had returned to Ivory Coast six days ago. Ivory Coast's prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly was buried in a private ceremony on Friday at the end of week-long national mourning triggered by a death that stunned the West African country. He embodied this young generation of Ivorian leaders of great skill and extreme loyalty to the Nation. The 61-year-old had been chosen as the ruling party's candidate for October's presidential election, after Alassane Ouattara said he would not seek a third term in office. Prosecutors at the ICC are appealing his acquittal. Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coast's ruling party, died Wednesday just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France, where he previously had undergone a heart transplant.Coulibaly's death throws the upcoming presidential election into disarray, raising concerns about who now will represent the party of President Alassane Ouattara, who is required to step down after his second term.Coulibaly, 61, had not spoken publicly about why he went to France back in May.
Many speculated that his health problems were related to his 2012 heart transplant.Ouattara's party has been in power since post-election violence a decade ago left some 3,000 people dead after then-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to acknowledge his defeat in a runoff vote.Initially, there was speculation that Ouattara would try to extend his rule, but he eventually said he would not run and threw his support behind Coulibaly.Coulibaly's death was announced Wednesday on national television, and the president issued a statement calling him “my younger brother, my son" and his closest political ally for 30 years.“I salute the memory of a statesman of great loyalty, devotion and love for his country,” Ouattara said.Coulibaly, who had been allowed to travel to France despite airport closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, had returned to Ivory Coast six days ago. Ivory Coast's PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died after falling ill at a ministerial meeting. © 2020 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly speaks during an event on May 9, 2019.He described the prime minister as his closest collaborator over a 30-year period.Coulibaly, 61, had been chosen to run as the ruling party's candidate in this year's October presidential election.He had only recently returned from a two-month stay in France where he had been undergoing health check-ups.At the time, the government said that "after examinations on Monday 4 May at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, he will take a few weeks rest, as prescribed by his doctor."
"He changed the face of the city -- he achieved more in 10 years than people did in the previous 40. "Local people said infrastructure funds had flowed into Korhogo during his time in office. Ivory Coast PM and presidential candidate Amadou Coulibaly dies
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