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Léonard Groguhet
Léonard Groguhet (1939 – 4 September 2021) was an Ivorian actor and humorist. Biography Born in 1939 in Daloa, Léonard was the son of Gbaily Groguhet. He worked as an administrative clerk before completing his military service from 1954 to 1958. In 1959, he moved to Saint-Louis and began studying at the Centre National d'Art Dramatique, where he performed in plays such as '' Le Médecin malgré lui''. In 1961, he joined the in Paris, where he studied for three years. In 1965, he enrolled at the Institut d'Études Théâtrales de la Sorbonne, where he studied under Jacques Scherer. He finished his studies at the Université Internationale du Théâtre from 1966 to 1968. Upon his return to Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Groguhet became a professor of theatre at the . In 1969, he began working for Radiodiffusion Television Ivoirienne and directed programs such as ''Le Stop dans le vent'', ''Télé-week-end'', and ''Comment ça va ?''. In 2007, an Ivorian street was named in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daloa
Daloa is a city in western Ivory Coast. It is the seat of both the Sassandra-Marahoué District and the Haut-Sassandra Region. It is also the seat of and a sub-prefecture of Daloa Department. Daloa is also a commune. In the 2014 census, the city had a population of 245,360, making it the third-largest city in the country. It lies to the west of Yamoussoukro, the capital of Ivory Coast. Daloa is an important trading centre, particularly for cocoa. The city is served by Daloa Airport and is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Daloa, with its cathedral at Cathédrale du Christ-Roi. History Civil War The town was repeatedly contested during the First Ivorian Civil War, which lasted from 2002 to 2004. Following the takeover of the town by the government on 16 October 2002, fifty civilians from the north were allegedly killed by government troops. Amnesty International described the killings as a "massacre", saying people in military uniform had killed people suspected of su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |