2002 in Ivory Coast

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Decades: 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s See also: Other events of 2002Timeline of Ivorian history

The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Ivory Coast.

September

September 19 - An attempted coup by disaffected former soldiers of Côte d'Ivoire was put down, with the death of the alleged coup leader, General Robert Guéï, a former military dictator of the country. Guéï was killed when his car refused to stop at a roadblock in downtown Abidjan. Rebels continue in control of the cities of Bouaké and Korhogo.

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2002 in Ivory Coast Wikipedia

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