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2011 In Ivory Coast
The following lists events that happened during 2011 in Ivory Coast. Incumbents *President: ** Laurent Gbagbo (until April 11) ** Alassane Ouattara *Prime Minister: ** Guillaume Soro ** Gilbert Aké (until April 11) Events January * January 1 - Mass graves are discovered in Côte d'Ivoire amid other political violence as United Nations peacekeepers come under increased tension in the country when allies of Alassane Ouattara call for a forceful removal of Laurent Gbagbo. * January 2 - 2010–11 Ivorian crisis ** Laurent Gbagbo's "Street General" postpones plans for its youth militia to storm the Golf Hotel, where Alassane Ouattara is currently staying, the area surrounded by the New Forces. Supporters of Ouattara renew calls to depose Gbagbo by military intervention. ** Thousands of refugees flee Ivory Coast to neighbouring countries; at least 18,000 of them to Liberia. * January 3 - A delegation of African leaders from Benin, Cape Verde, Kenya and Sierra Leone travels to Côt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who Assassination of Muammar Gaddafi, was killed that October; a young man celebrates the independence of South Sudan, the world's newest country; the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastates Eastern Japan and kills nearly 20,000 people; Minecraft is released and goes on to become List of best-selling video games, the best-selling video game; the 2011 Norway attacks mark the rise of Right-wing terrorism, white supremacist terrorism across the west; The U.S. national security team gathered in the White House Situation Room to monitor the progress of Operation Neptune Spear that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden; Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown in the Middle East and Northern Africa., 300x300px, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
