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An architectural gem, Abidjan's Henri Konan Bédié (HKB) Bridge is worthy of the most modern of megacities.

Despite presiding over a resurgent economy for most of his presidency, Bédié was forced out of power before finishing his first term in office.!

Henri Konan Bédié

President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999 (1934–2023)

Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (5 May 1934 – 1 August 2023) was an Ivorian politician.

He was President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999, and formerly President of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA).^[2] Prior to becoming president, he was a member and president of the National Assembly of Ivory Coast.

He unsuccessfully sought another term as president in the 2020 presidential election.

Aimé Henri Konan Bédié was born on May 5, 1934, in Dadiékro, about 150 miles north of coastal Abidjan in what was then called French West Africa.

He was a history professor at the University of.

Despite presiding over a resurgent economy for most of his presidency, Bédié was forced out of power before finishing his first term in office.

Born 1934, in Dadiekro, Cote d'lvoire; married Henriette Koinzan Bomo, 1958; children: two sons, two daughters.

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Early life

Aimé Henri Konan Bédié was born in Dadiékro, Daoukro Department, on 5 May 1934. He attended school in France. Bédié married the former Henriette Koizan Bomo in 1957.^[1] The couple had four children.^[1]

Career

After studying in France,^[2]^[3] he became Côte d'Ivoire's first ambassador to the United States and Canada following independence in 1960,^[2] and from 1966 to 1977, he served in the government as Minister