Chronicle of the government crisis in Ivory Coast in February 2011
The chronicle of the government crisis in Ivory Coast in February 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.
| date | event | place | description | Note, sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During February | militia | Abidjan | The " invisible commands " were formed. | |
| February 2nd | Sanctions | Europe | The European Union (EU) extended its sanctions for the second time. By then, 91 individuals and 13 Ivorian companies had been affected. These are said to have " hindered the peace and reconciliation process in Ivory Coast ". These included Marcel Gossio , director of the port of Abidjan, Kassoum Fadika , director of the state oil company Petroci and Laurent Otto Zirignon , chairman of the state oil refining company Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (SIR). | |
| February 2nd | U.N. | Ukraine | At a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych announced the transfer of Ukrainian UN soldiers from Liberia to Ivory Coast , referring to the UN Security Council resolution 1967 of January 19. | |
| 14th of February | Finances | The Ivory Coast International Bank of Industry and Commerce (Bicici), part of the BNP Paribas Group , and Citibank are closing their branches in Ivory Coast. | ||
| February 16 | Security Council | The United Nations Security Council decided with resolution 1967 to increase the UN troops of the Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire (ONUCI). Three infantry companies were transferred from the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to Ivory Coast for three months . In addition, two transport and three armed helicopters were sent. | ||
| February 17th | Finances | The Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale (SGBCI) closed their branches. The SGBCI was the largest bank in the country. The Abidjan Stock Exchange closed its doors on the same day. | ||
| February 22 | Struggles | Abobo / Abidjan | Fighting took place between Laurent Gbagbo's units and unidentified gunmen. | |
| February 24th | Threats | Abobo / Abidjan | Edouard Kassaraté , the head of the Ivorian gendarmerie and supporter of Gbagbo, said that his troops would cleanse Abobo of rebels. | |
| February 24th | U.N. | ONUCI warned of a complete collapse of the peace process and the possibility of fighting across the country. | ||
| February 24th | Struggles | Armistice Line | For the first time in six years, fighting between government troops and the Forces Nouvelles (FN) took place on the ceasefire line . According to the rebels, 80 people were killed in the towns of Zouan-Hounien and Danané . | |
| February 25 | Struggles | Abobo / Abidjan | Thousands of people fled the district. They reported heavy fighting and bodies lying on the streets. | |
| February 25 | Struggles | Yamoussoukro | Fighting broke out in the capital of Ivory Coast as well. Yamoussoukro is south of the armistice line. Gbagbo units reported nightly shelling and hours of shooting. In the days before, the FN in Korhogo called out the " March on Yamoussoukro ". According to information from church circles, the FN rebels were on the advance in the area. | |
| February 25 | Travel warning | Switzerland | The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) advised Swiss citizens to leave the Ivory Coast. | |
| February 28 | Sanctions | Belarus | Belarus delivered three attack helicopters with accessories to Gbagbo's troops. Ban Ki Moon called on the UN Security Council to sanction this breach of the 2004 arms embargo. |
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Ivory Coast Crisis. In: the daily newspaper. April 5, 2011, accessed April 12, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Francois Misser: Africa's black sheep. In: the daily newspaper . February 21, 2011, accessed March 29, 2011 .
- ↑ Ukraine will support the UN peacekeeping forces in the Ivory Coast. (No longer available online.) In: offenes-presseportal.de. February 3, 2011, archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; Retrieved April 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ UNO strengthens troops again. In: ORF . February 16, 2011, accessed March 29, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Dominic Johnson: "There are corpses everywhere". In: the daily newspaper. February 25, 2011, accessed March 29, 2011 .
- ↑ Over 200,000 people are fleeing the fighting. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. March 3, 2011, accessed March 30, 2011 .
- ↑ Gbagbo receives combat helicopters from Belarus. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . February 28, 2011, accessed March 29, 2011 .
