Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Amadou Gon Coulibaly (born February 10, 1959 in Abidjan ; † July 8, 2020 there ) was a politician of the Rassemblement des Républicains and from January 10, 2017 until his death Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast ).
Life
In the 1990s he worked as a technical advisor to Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara . From 1995 to 2000 he was a member of the National Assembly . From October 2002 to February 2010 he was Minister of Agriculture .
From January 2017 he was Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast, succeeding Daniel Kablan Duncan . He was considered one of the favorites in the election for the presidency scheduled for October 31, 2020.
He had a heart transplant in 2012. Shortly before his death, he had been treated for eight weeks in France. A stent had been inserted there. According to Ivorian broadcaster RTI, Gon Coulibaly suffered a heart attack on July 8, 2020 during a cabinet meeting.
Web links
- Ivory Coast's Ouattara names close ally as new vice-president , Reuters, January 10, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Ivory Coast: Head of government has died. In: orf.at . July 8, 2020, accessed July 8, 2020.
- ^ Côte d'Ivoire: Amadou Gon Coulibaly nommé nouveau Premier ministre. Radio France. January 10, 2017, accessed on July 9, 2020 (French).
- ^ Ivory Coast's Ouattara names new government with few changes. Reuters. January 11, 2017, accessed July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Prime Minister of Ivory Coast has died. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. July 8, 2020, accessed July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Ivory Coast: Prime Minister Coulibaly dies in cabinet meeting. In: Deutsche Welle. July 8, 2020, accessed July 9, 2020.
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SURNAME | Gon Coulibaly, Amadou |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Coulibaly, Amadou |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Abidjan , Ivory Coast |
DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 2020 |
Place of death | Abidjan , Ivory Coast |