Chronicle of the government crisis in Ivory Coast in April 2011

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The chronicle of the government crisis in Ivory Coast in April 2011 records the events in connection with the government crisis in Ivory Coast 2010/2011 .

The chronology is arranged according to years and months. Events that take effect over a longer period of time are sorted at the earliest possible date.

Until April 4th

date event place description Note, sources
Morning of April 1st control Abidjan The Forces républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI) controlled almost the entire city. They besieged the presidential palace in the Plateau district and the presidential residence in the Cocody district .
April 1st Victim Yamoussoukro The murder of a French citizen became known.
April 1st media The FRCI stated that state television had been under its control since the previous evening.
April 1st Infrastructure Abidjan The troops of the Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI) stationed in the country took control of Abidjan Airport .
Abidjan Airport, Terminal
April 1st control According to ONUCI's Alain Leroy , most of the security forces had deserted. ONUCI chief Choi Young Jin spoke of 50,000 police officers and gendarmes who refused to serve. Laurent Gbagbo , in his opinion, only commanded the Republican Guard and its special forces at the time .
Laurent Gbagbo (2007)
April 1st Struggles The Forces de Defense et de Sécurité (FDS) and the paramilitary gendarmerie largely gave up their fight against the FRCI troops. Only the Republican Guard continued to fight.
April 1st control Some generals, including the commander of the Ivorian ground forces, General Firmin Detoh , publicly announced that they would accept the command of Alassane Ouattara in the future .
Alassane Ouattara
April 1st rally Yopougon in Abidjan Gbagbo's followers roamed the streets.
April 1st blockade Hotel du Golf The blockade no longer existed.
Hotel du Golf
April 1st Announcement The chief of the military's special unit to fight crime (CECOS) announced that all units of the Ouattara army had to submit themselves and announced that they would be prosecuted for failure to comply.
April 1st Looting Armed militias, allegedly loyal to Gbagbo, systematically invaded shopping malls and luxury housing complexes, which they looted and devastated. Allegedly, both the villa of Gbagbo's chief of staff, Philippe Mangou, and the residential complex of former Prime Minister Pascal Affi N'Guessan were looted.
Philippe Mangou (2008)

Pascal Affi N'Guessan 2008
April 1st Looting Members of the Jeunes Patriotes (COJEP) reportedly carried out numerous looting and attacking foreigners, as they had done the previous evening.
April 1st Looting Abidjan The French army took action against looters in the Abidjan districts of Treichville , Marcory , Koumassi and Zone 4 and brought numerous foreigners to safety. In Abidjan, for example, 500 foreigners (including 150 French) were brought to a military camp of the Licorne Opération in Port Bouët .
April 1st control Abidjan ONUCI took control of Abidjan Airport. The Ivorian military commander handed over command voluntarily. Because of the border closure by Ouattara the night before, he ceased operations. They allegedly arrested Mamadou Koulibaly while fleeing to Ghana .
April 1st Struggles Pakistani ONUCI soldiers killed five Ivorian soldiers. These were allegedly supporters of Gbagbo.
April 1st Struggles Abidjan Troops from Ouattara besieged the presidential palace, which caught fire and had a column of smoke above it.
April 1st Struggles Abidjan Fighting with artillery and anti-tank weapons took place for the presidential residence throughout the day.
April 1st Gbagbo France's ambassador, Jean-Marc Simon , assumed that Gbagbo was in the presidential palace. Alain Toussaint , spokesman for Gbagbo's Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI) party, categorically ruled out Gbagbo's resignation or resignation. The UN promised Gbagbo safe conduct if he withdrew.
April 1st Victim According to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR), more and more reports of human rights violations by troops loyal to Ouattara were received. The western regions around Guiglo and Daloa are particularly affected.
Logo of the UNHCHR
2nd of April media In a televised speech, Gbagbo's military spokesman asked the security forces to report for duty. A broadcaster said Gbagbo was in his residence. Gbagbo troops had apparently recaptured the building of the state television station Radiodiffusion-Télévision ivoirienne (RTI). According to other reports, it had a mobile broadcast facility.
2nd of April Struggles Four UN soldiers were seriously injured in an attack on an ONUCI vehicle with a bazooka .
Weekend from April 2nd to 3rd Struggles Abidjan The fighting continued. Heavy equipment such as mortars and rocket launchers were used on both sides. The arenas of the fighting were the radio station, the presidential palace and several barracks.
Weekend from April 2nd to 3rd Struggles Abidjan The Republican Guard , loyal to Gbagbo , managed to retake the building of the RTI radio station.
2nd of April Struggles Abidjan The intensity of the fighting was lower compared to the previous day.
2nd of April Looting Abidjan Groups of the Jeunes Patriotes are said to have roamed the city. According to the assessment of the French General Staff, the city was " open to looters ". French soldiers were reportedly patrolling some parts of the city.
2nd of April Struggles Five Ivorian soldiers were killed in fighting between ONUCI soldiers and the Presidential Guard (= Republican Guard).
Weekend from April 2nd to 3rd Reinforcement The original 5,000 FRCI soldiers were reinforced by around 4,000 men.
until April 3rd Struggles Abidjan Apparently the presidential guard loyal to Gbagbo with around 2500 soldiers held the hard-fought presidential palace and the residence of the president.
3rd of April offensive Abidjan According to statements from the Ouattara camp, the FRCI was gathering its troops at the gates of Abidjan for a " final attack ".
3rd of April control Abidjan Soldiers from Opération Licorne took control of Abidjan Airport.
3rd of April Manpower The Licorne Opération was increased by 300 men and had a manpower of 1,400.
3rd of April evacuation The French government announced that there are currently no plans to evacuate the 12,000 French.
3rd of April refugees Abidjan 1,700 foreigners, including 800 French, stayed at the base of the Licorne Opération.
Between March 28th and April 3rd Victim Abidjan Life in Abidjan became very difficult. According to reports, groups of the Jeunes Patriotes looted and marauded the city. There was systematic looting of entire streets. Most of the water and electricity were turned off and medical care was not guaranteed. Food was hard to find.
Between March 28th and April 3rd Struggles ONUCI reported fighting against soldiers loyal to Gbagbo.
3rd of April Struggles Abidjan The Republican Guard was able to hold the presidential palace and residence.
Until April 3rd refugees According to UN emergency aid coordinator Valerie Amos , around 130,000 people had fled across the border into Liberia by that day. Around 25,000 fled east via Grand Gedeh . In total, around a million people were on the run.
Valerie Amos (2007)
3rd of April loyalty The chief of the Gbagbo armed forces, General Phillippe Mangou, left the South African embassy in Abidjan after five days . It was unclear whether the army chief had returned to Gbagbo. He is reported to have returned to his post. The population suffered more and more from insecurity, food shortages and looting.
3rd of April propaganda Abidjan Gbagbo calls his supporters to arms. Numerous supporters gathered in front of his residence and formed a human shield.
Weeks before April 4th Struggles According to Ban Ki-moon , Gbagbo's troops shelled opposition neighborhoods and peace demonstrations with artillery, killing numerous people.
Ban Ki-Moon (2011)
Days before April 4th Struggles Abidjan According to the ONUCI's sadness, Choi Young-jin , the organization's headquarters were fired at and disconnected from the water supply. 20 soldiers were injured, some seriously.

4. April

date event place description Note, sources
Morning of April 4th offensive Abidjan According to their own statements, 2000 FRCI fighters attacked the city and united with the fighters of the " Invisible Commandos " in the city . The FRCI was supported by the neighboring countries.
4. April offensive Abidjan Prime Minister-designate Guillaume Soro said Abidjan was "ripe for a rapid offensive". The previous evening, Ouattara had announced that his troops would shortly storm the last positions of Gbagbo.
Guillaume Soro (2008)
4. April offensive Abidjan The FRCI rallied about 9,000 soldiers on the northern edge of the city and began the attack in the late afternoon.
4. April offensive Abidjan Shortly before the FRCI attack, militias loyal to the Gbagbo called on the population to gather in the cathedral and pray. Until the mobile transmitter station was destroyed by an air strike, RTI sent calls to the population to read Bible passages about the Apocalypse.
4. April evacuation Abidjan The UN evacuated their headquarters.
Afternoon April 4th offensive Abidjan Ouattara's troops advanced into the city.
4. April Struggles Abidjan UN mission helicopters attacked the presidential palace and Gbagbo's residence. This is what the UNOCI spokesman Hamadoun Touré said . According to witnesses, they also attacked the Akouédo military camp, which is held by Gbagbo supporters. Before that, the Sebroko Hotel, where ONUCI had its headquarters, was attacked by rockets, grenades and heavy artillery and four soldiers were injured, whereupon Ban Ki-Moon asked Operation Licorne for help. Two Ukrainian helicopters from the UN mission itself and three helicopters from the French armed forces are also said to have been involved. Missiles and heavy automatic cannons were used. According to Ban Ki-moon, the attack was aimed at heavy equipment that the Republican Guard used against civilians. Therefore, the attack was not partisan, he argued.
4. April offensive Abidjan The FRCI began an offensive and tried to combine their wings in Plateau and Cocody .
4. April loyalty - FDS fighters reportedly largely laid down their weapons. Only the Republican Guard was still fighting.
4. April Escape - Around 250 foreigners were flown to Dakar and Lomé in four planes .
4. April refugees Abidjan The French army set up two additional assembly points for foreigners in addition to the headquarters of Operation Licorne. The French embassy in Plateau and the Hotel Wafou in the south of the city could not be reached by most of them.
4. April Struggles Abidjan The fights mainly take place between the Jeunes Patriotes and the remnants of the FDS, devoted to the Gbagbo, and the FRCI.
4. April Victim Duékoué Sidiki Konaté , spokesman for Guillaume Soro, announced that the FRCI, together with the Red Cross (ICRC) and ONUCI, had counted 152 bodies in the past few days. This is much less than earlier information. Victims of fighting and victims of Gbagbo's militias were also counted. ONUCI has now increased its own counts to 430 deaths.
4. April kidnapping Abidjan Gbagbo's forces reportedly kidnapped five foreigners, including two French.
4. April refugees Duékoué There were now 30,000 refugees in Duékoué in the two reception camps. According to the aid organization “ Jugend Eine Welt ” alone there are 30,000 refugees in the Don Bosco Center in the city of Duékoué.
4. April resignation - A UN official announced that Gbagbo had expressed a willingness in principle to resign, but was still being negotiated. He also asked the UN for protection. Before that, an internal UN paper said he had already resigned. The French government negotiated secretly, but not Gbagbo's withdrawal.
Early evening of April 4th Struggles Abidjan Heavy fighting with heavy artillery took place.
Late evening of April 4th Struggles Abidjan Late in the evening, Anne Oulouto , an Ouattara spokeswoman, claimed that the FRCI had invaded Gbagbo's residence.
Evening of April 4th at dusk, or in the night of April 5th Struggles North of Abidjan Four French attack helicopters fired at the Agban gendarmerie camp in order to destroy heavy weapons there. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had asked France to act to protect the civilian population.
Night from April 4th to 5th Struggles Abidjan Anne Oulouto, a spokeswoman for Ouattara, said the FRCI had taken control of Gbagbo's residence.

April 5th

date event place description Note, sources
Morning of April 5th Struggles Abidjan Gbagbo troops defended positions against the FRCI. The fighting was concentrated in the area around the presidential palace.
April 5th Struggles - According to his statement by Ban Ki-moon, Gbagbo's troops had attacked UN headquarters, UN patrol vehicles and medical aid convoys with heavy weapons in the days before.
April 5th negotiations - According to the French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé, Gbagbo negotiated with Ouattara about safe conduct to a third country. According to an internal UN document, he responded to the military pressure and resigned. He asked for protection from the United Nations (UN). He himself denied this in a telephone interview with the French broadcaster LCI and stressed that he would never confirm Ouattara's election victory in writing. He also complained about the influence of the UN and the French government and stressed that the resulting shift in the balance of power was preventing Ouaddera from negotiating. He is not a martyr and does not want to die.
Alain Juppé (2011)
April 5th negotiations - According to French diplomats, Gbagbo refused to sign a document written by Ouattara in which he recognized Ouattara's election victory.
During April 5th Struggles Abidjan The FRCI captured the most important positions of Gbagbo's forces.
April 5th negotiations - Gbagbo confirmed to the French broadcaster RFI that most of his troops had been destroyed. His military were supposedly negotiating, but he himself did not think about talks and protested that he did not want to leave because he did not know where to go.
Logo of the RFI
April 5th negotiations - According to Ali Coulibaly , the Ivorian ambassador to France appointed by Ouattara, Gbagbo was interested in negotiating his resignation. He said that in an interview with France “Info Radio”.
April 5th negotiations Abidjan Alcide Djédjé , Gbagbo's foreign minister, reportedly fled to the French embassy. According to his information on the BBC in the afternoon, " the war is over ". He claimed that the negotiations resulted in the FDS laying down arms, gathering in the barracks and being protected by ONUCI. Gbagbo's residence should also be protected by the UN. In contrast, his lawyer claimed that Djédjé only wanted to protest against the French attacks and that he was being held against his will.
April 5th armistice - The military chief of the FDS, Philippe Mangou , called for a ceasefire. His troops had given up the resistance.
Philippe Mangou (2008)
April 5th Stay Gbagbo Cocody in Abidjan Hamadoun Touré , the spokesman for ONUCI, said that Gbagbo had stayed in a bunker in the presidential residence in Cocody. The UN also stated that he was probably in a bunker under the presidential residence. Alcide Djedje, Gbagbo's former foreign minister, also confirmed this assumption.
April 5th Struggles Abidjan Ouattara troops kept both the presidential residence and the presidential palace surrounded.
April 5th Civil life Abidjan Almost all shops were closed and most of the streets were deserted.
April 5th Struggles Abidjan Reports AFP According were, especially from Plateau where the presidential palace is located to hear shots.
Afternoon of April 5th Struggles Cocody in Abidjan In the part of the town where the residence is located, the noise of battle could be heard.
April 5th diplomacy - The South African Foreign Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane , who presided over the UN Security Council , considered the air strikes of April 4 to be incompatible with the ONUCI's mission goal. The chairman of the African Union (AU), Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo , made a similar statement and stressed that no “ foreign military intervention ” was authorized.
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane
From November to April 5th Victim - At least 3,000 people were killed in the conflict.
April 5th United Nations - Alain Le Roy , UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations , defended UN participation in the fighting with Resolutions 1933 , 1962 and 1975 .
Afternoon of April 5th negotiations - The commander of the Republican Guard asked the UN for the safety of his soldiers.
April 5th negotiations - The French Prime Minister François Fillon also spoke of two generals of Gbagbo negotiating terms of surrender.
François Fillon (2010)
April 5th negotiations - According to the French Defense Minister Gérard Longuet , Gabgo was negotiating his departure. He was also optimistic that the situation would resolve in the next few hours.
Gérard Longuet
April 5th surrender - Many members of the Republican Guard gave up the fight.
April 5th negotiations - Ahoua Don Mello , a spokesman for Gbagbo, confirmed negotiations on a surrender.

After April 5th

date event place description Note, sources
During and on the night of April 6th Looting - There was massive looting by the Jeunes Patriotes. Several people were also kidnapped.
Morning of April 6th society - Ouattara ordered all police officers and gendarmes to return to duty immediately. Due to the situation in Abidjan, the response was low.
April 6th Struggles - Alain Juppé, the French Foreign Minister, denied that French troops were involved in combat operations. As always, they only protected foreigners.
April 6th search Abidjan According to the ONUCI, Gabgo was in a bunker in the residence. He is said to have stayed there with a few loyal followers.
April 6th armistice - ONUCI announced that Gbagbo's troops were largely adhering to a previously agreed ceasefire.
Morning of April 6th Struggles Abidjan The FRCI again attacked the Cocody residence. Attacks also took place on the presidential palace in the Plateau district and the large barracks of Agban in the Williamsville district . The attacks were carried out on direct orders from Ouaddera. He complained about the slow negotiations, but stressed that Gbagbo must be caught alive. The attack was stopped at noon after the FRCI was already in the building.
April 6th search Abidjan Gbagbo is said to have stayed in a bunker under the residence. With him were allegedly about 150 soldiers of the Republican Guard. Angolan mercenaries are said to be among them . According to other reports, up to 200 followers are said to have been with him.
April 6th pendant - On April 6, Gbagbo still had around 1,000 followers.
April 6th Struggles Abidjan According to Ouattara commanders , snipers were posted on the roofs around the residence, including the residence of the Japanese ambassador.
Afternoon of April 6th Struggles Abidjan The fighting stopped. At first, no reason was known.
April 6th support - The French newspaper Le Canard enchaîné quoted a high-ranking member of the French secret service. According to his statements, he is said to have provided the FRCI offensive with tips on tactics. Ammunition and FAMAS assault rifles are also said to have been delivered.
FAMAS
April 6th Work-up - Ahoua Don Mello , a spokesman for Gbagbo, spoke of an " attempted assassination " in connection with the attacks on the residence and accused the French army of participating. This rejected the allegations.
April 6th Struggles A spokesman for Ouattara said his government had instructed the FRCI to arrest Gbagbo and his family while still alive. They don't want to make a martyr out of him.
Evening of April 6th diplomacy Europe The Hungarian Foreign Secretary Zsolt Nemeth , on behalf of the Hungarian EU Council Presidency , asked the European Parliament that Gbagbo must be brought to justice.
Night from April 6th to 7th Struggles Abidjan In that, the Licorne Opération took the residence under attack from a helicopter. The reason given was an attack by the forces entrenched in the residence on the neighboring French embassy.
On the night of April 7th Struggles Abidjan Gbagbo supporters attacked the adjoining residence of the Japanese ambassador. According to the Foreign Ministry, the French army took ambassador Yoshifumi Okamura and his staff to safety by helicopter. The Japanese, holed up in a room, had asked the UN and France for help because Gbagbo supporters broke into the building, fired with rifles and rockets, and placed heavy weapons on the roof and threatened neighboring embassies and the civilian population. The embassies of India and Israel also asked France to evacuate.
7th of April siege Abidjan Gbagbo was in the bunker in the residence surrounded by FRCI forces. According to the newspaper Jeune Afrique , he was protected by around 200 soldiers. These include 92 Angolan fighters from the Unidade da Guarda Presidencial who specialize in urban warfare . These are said to have mined the residence. The reports were rejected by the Angolan government.
7th of April siege Abidjan Ouattara declared the residence a restricted area.
April 8th Curfew - In a televised address, Ouattara relaxed the curfew. Instead of 12:00 p.m. until the next morning, he set it to 6:00 p.m. This should normalize the situation again. He also called on the police and gendarmerie to return to their work. He also called on the West African Central Bank (BCEAO) to resume work in Ivory Coast and asked for the EU sanctions to be lifted. Then he declared the area around the residence a restricted area. He invoked national unity and announced that all looters and those responsible for massacres would be punished.
BCEAO headquarters in the center of Dakar
April 8th Looting Abidjan The situation in the city was very bad. There were numerous gun carriers and many streets were looted in the days before. Electricity and water were virtually non-existent and the food ran out. Ouattara's government called on the ICRC to retrieve the bodies and ensure medical care. His Ministry of Defense stressed the importance of the ICRC's freedom of movement.
April 8th massacre West of the Ivory Coast The spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville , announced that more than 100 bodies had been discovered in three places in the past 24 hours. Presumably most of them were victims of ethnic motives.
April 8th Help Abidjan Caritas International announced that help was not possible because of the fighting. The 130,000 refugees in Liberia were therefore at the center of the efforts . There was a lack of medicine, food, water, clothing and emergency accommodation.
April 8th Help - The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) sent an investigation team to the Ivory Coast with 100 kilograms of drugs and medical supplies.
ASB logo
April 8th Struggles Abidjan UN Under-Secretary-General Alain Le Roy said groups of Gbagbo were gaining ground. They have brought parts of the city back under their control. They had come within a kilometer of the hotel where the United Nations has its headquarters.
April 8th Struggles - The French broadcaster Europe 1 reported that Gbagbo was supported by Angolan elite soldiers.
Logo of Europe 1
9th April Struggles - Gbagbo troops regained ground. According to the UN, they attacked Ouattara headquarters with mortars. Alain Le Roy of the UN peacekeeping mission said that last week's lull and negotiations were evidently just a diversion " to strengthen their position. "
9th April Sanctions Parts of the EU sanctions have been lifted. The assets of the ports of Abidjan and San-Pedró , a refinery and the cocoa export authority were released.
9th April Struggles Abidjan Attack helicopters of the UN and the French armed forces shot at the residence on the orders of Ban Ki Moon. According to an ONUCI spokesman, the attacks were in response to the previous day's attacks on UN headquarters.
9th April Struggles Abidjan According to a UN spokesman, Gbagbo's troops attacked the Hotel du Golf for the first time. The UN troops would have shot back. When the fighting subsided the next day, hundreds of residents fled the area. Gbagbo's spokesman, Ahoua Don Mello, vigorously disagreed the next day, claiming the attack never took place.
9th April massacre - Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused the FRCI of murdering hundreds of alleged supporters of Gbagbo in the offensive. Gbagbo's troops also carried out massacres with more than a hundred victims. Ouattara's UN representative rejected the allegations, claiming the FRCI units only wanted to help.
HRW logo
Weekend of April 9th ​​and 10th Struggles Abidjan Gbagbo's troops brought the districts of Cocody and Plateau under their control. The Hotel du Golf was shot at with mortars, which resulted in a battle that resulted in the lives of at least four people.
On the night of April 9th ​​to 10th Struggles Abidjan Militias shot at the UN headquarters in Port-Bouët from Koumassi across the lagoon .
Districts of Abidjan. Koumassi and Port-Bouët are in the southeast
Before April 10th Positions Abidjan The positions of Gbago's troops in Cocody and Plateau were massively expanded. At the time, Gbagbo is said to have had around 1,000 soldiers, several tanks, rocket launchers and armored personnel carriers.
10th of April Struggles Abidjan A spokesman for Gbagbo told a news agency that the alleged attack did not take place. UNOCI “ invented ” these reports in order to prepare a new attack by the UN and France. French and UN attack helicopters shot at armored vehicles near the presidential palace and in front of Gbagbo's residence in Cocody. The aim was to “ neutralize ” heavy weapons from the Gbagbo camp that had used them to attack civilians in the past three to four days. According to eyewitness reports, the helicopters shot at armored vehicles.
10th of April control Abidjan In the meantime, Gbagbo's troops again controlled the building of the Radiodiffusion-Télévision ivoirienne (RTI).
Weekend of April 9th ​​and 10th location - Except in Cocody and Plateau it was relatively quiet. Nevertheless there were still many people on the run into the surrounding area and the smell of corpses lay over Abidjan. There was too little food and no more medical care. People didn't take to the streets because of the danger.
April 6-10 Struggles Abidjan According to UN information, Gbagbo's troops have been firing at the hotel in which the UN offices were located since April 6.
Evening of April 10th Skirmishes Abidjan Onuci attacked the residence and several barracks with rockets. The two UN combat helicopters and four combat helicopters from Operation Licorne were involved. The attack was ordered directly by Ban Ki-moon. Ouattara had called on the UN to neutralize heavy weapons under resolution 1975. It was criticized that the ONUCI did not touch the heavy weapons of the FRCI, which were also used in the city area.
10th of April rally Paris There was a demonstration of 1500 people for Gbagbo.
Night on April 11th Skirmishes Abidjan French attack helicopters attacked artillery positions near the residence, the command center of the Republican Guard in the city center, the Abidjan Palace of Culture used as an arsenal next to the headquarters of the Republican Guard, a naval base and militia positions in the Koumassi district in the south.
Night on April 11th Skirmishes Abidjan UN and French helicopters launched massive attacks on Gbagbo troops. French forces also advanced into the center of Abidjan with 30 armored vehicles towards morning. Gbagbo's supporters briefly stopped the convoy by sitting on the street. According to other reports, by noon they moved from south Abidjan towards the city center, where the last posts of the Republican Guard and other troops loyal to Gbagbo were located.
Night on April 11th Skirmishes Abidjan RTI was bombed and destroyed by UN troops. He then stopped broadcasting.
11 April Announcement Abidjan Mamadou Toure , spokesman for Ouattara, announced the arrest of Gbagbo. He was taken to the Hotel du Golf. Jean-Marc Simon, the French ambassador in Abidjan, also confirmed the arrest. Also Youssoufou Bamba , Ouattara's ambassador to the UN, agreed to this, stated that Gbagbo " alive and well " was and he would stand trial.
11 April meeting new York Because of Gbagbo's arrest, the UN Security Council held a special session.
11 April Announcement - While French media claimed that the arrest was carried out by French soldiers, the high command disagreed, emphasizing that no French troops had entered the park or the residence. Gbagbo was arrested by Ivorian units. Youssoufou Bamba also expressly agreed. A spokesman for Gbagbo had also stated that Gbagbo was arrested by soldiers from Operation Licorne and then handed over to the FRCI.
11 April arrest Abidjan Special units of the French army are said to have made it possible in the first place to storm the residence of Gbagbo.
11 April arrest Abidjan According to Toussaint Alain , a confidante of Gbabos, he surrendered without resistance and came out of the bunker on his own.
11 April control Abidjan Troops from Gbagbo still held large parts of Plateau and Cocody.
11 April Arrests Ivory Coast Pascal Affi N'Guessan and other high-ranking confidants of Gbagbo are said to have been in French custody. Pascal Affi N'Guessan is said to have been in danger of being lynched.
Pascal Affi N'Guessan 2008
11 April arrest Ivory Coast After Gbagbo's arrest, there were supposed to have been spontaneous celebrations. In the Gbagbo-dominated districts of Abidjan, however, there was no jubilation.
11 April government Ivory Coast The Soro III government began work.
Afternoon of April 11th surrender Ivory Coast In the afternoon, many of the units still loyal to Gbagbo laid down their arms and surrendered to the French armed forces.
Afternoon of April 11th arrest Abidjan Gbagbo was arrested with his wife Simone and taken to the Hotel du Golf.
Simone Gbabgbo (2006)
Evening of April 11th call Ivory Coast In a short speech, Gbagbo called on the Ouattara-dominated television station Télévision Côte d'Ivoire (TCI) to put his supporters down.
Evening of April 11th Televised address Ivory Coast In the first televised address after the arrest, Ouattara announced that Gbagbo and those of his supporters who had committed crimes would face justice. Gbagbo and his family are safe and unharmed. Ouattara called on the population to refrain from acts of revenge. He also announced a facility based on the model of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and called on the Jeunes Patriotes to lay down their arms. Gbagbo should be tried in Ivory Coast, not the International Criminal Court (ICC).
ICC logo
12. April Victim new York The UN Human Rights Commission announced that, according to its information, 536 people have been killed since the end of March.
12. April situation Abidjan The security situation was tense. The shooting was still going on. People were still on the run.
12. April Sanctions Europe The EU announced that it would lift all sanctions against the Ivory Coast and support the reconstruction with 180 million euros.
12. April Financial France France wanted to support the Ivory Coast with emergency aid of 400 million euros.
12. April Victim Abidjan Désiré Asségnini Tagro died in a clinic. According to Ouattara's spokespersons, he was among those arrested with Gbagbo. He was injured and taken to the Hotel du Golf and later admitted to a clinic, where he finally died on April 12. Pascal Affi N'Guessan alleged that Tagro was murdered in the Hotel du Golf.
Désiré Asségnini Tagro (2008)
12. April loyalty Ivory Coast According to Télévision Côte d'Ivoire (TCI), Ouattara ensured the loyalty of all generals in the ground, air and naval forces. In addition, Philippe Mangou is said to have ordered the FDS to submit to Ouattaras. The heads of the police in Abidjan also assured Ouattara of their loyalty on April 12th.
12. April Victim Yopougon in Abidjan In Yopougon, 14 bodies of young people were found who had been shot in the head.
12. April opinion Abidjan Tahirou Sanogo , a member of the Invisible Command, announced on Reuters : “ There is still a lot to clean up. ".
12. April opinion Ivory Coast Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio , Ouattara's Justice Minister, announced that Gbagbo and some unnamed staff are under house arrest.
April 13th Prisoner Ivory Coast According to the UN, Gbagbo was taken away from Abidjan and taken to the north of the Ivory Coast.
April 13th press conference Abidjan At the first major press conference after Gbagbo's arrest, Ouattara stated that the massacres in his country would soon be investigated by the International Criminal Court. In addition, Gbagbo himself should be indicted nationally and internationally. According to his account, the export of cocoa could be resumed immediately.
April 13th Skirmishes Ivory Coast According to the UN, fighting and looting continued to take place in Ivory Coast.
April 15th mutiny Burkina Faso In the neighboring country of Burkina Faso there was mutiny among various military units. One of the reasons for this was the sharp rise in food prices in the months before due to the government crisis in Ivory Coast.
17th April Alliances - Ibrahim Coulibaly assured his followers in an interview with the AP Ouattara and described him as a father figure.
20th of April Skirmishes Abidjan Fighting was still going on. Residents reported explosions and heavy fighting in a district. FRCI fighters are said to have shelled residential areas and civilian supporters of Gbagbo tried to flee. In other parts of the city the shops have since opened again.
20th of April Reassurance Ivory Coast The officers return to their place of work for the first time. The majority of government buildings, including Parliament, were looted during the fighting.
20th of April Reassurance Ivory Coast The banks were still closed.
20th of April Skirmishes Downtown of San-Pedró Fights have been reported. One FRCI unit is said to have tried to prevent another from looting. When heavy weapons were used, the ONUCI finally intervened and ended the fighting.
April 21 Skirmishes Abobo in Abidjan Fighting broke out between the FRCI and the Invisible Commandos, which also used mortar shells and rockets. Their headquarters were attacked on the orders of Guillaume Soro. Meyo Aka, a spokesman for the Invisible Commandos, said the attack was repulsed after an hour.
April 21st and 22nd Skirmishes Yopougon in Abidjan Fighting took place between the FRCI and Gbagbo militias.
April 25 Skirmishes Yopougon in Abidjan There was gunfire. According to residents, there had been troop movements and explosions in the district in the four days before.
26th of April negotiations Abidjan The Invisible Commandos agreed to disarm.
April 27 Skirmishes Abobo in Abidjan Ibrahim Coulibaly was killed in an offensive launched by the FRCI that morning. According to the FRCI, he took hostages after his soldiers were about to be disarmed. In the ensuing escalation, Coulibaly, six fighters from the Invisible Command and two members of the FRCI were killed.
April 27 Skirmishes Abobo in Abidjan The reason for the fighting between the Invisible Commandos and the FRCI was the refusal of the commandos to disarm. In addition, Coulibaly is said to have demanded a government office. The militia were also charged with numerous looting and other illegal activities.
April 28 normalization Abidjan For the first time after the fighting, banks opened. The offices and schools also opened again.
April 28 arrest Korhogo Gbagbo is said to have been in Korhogo.
April 28 U.N. new York The UN Security Council extended the arms embargo with Resolution 1980 . The travel ban for Gbagbo and several of his confidants was also extended by one year.

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