Francis Wodié

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Francis Wodié

Romain Francis Wodié (born February 25, 1936 ) is an Ivorian politician and chairman of the Parti Ivoirien des Travailleurs (PIT).

Wodié was born in Abidjan and later taught law there. He was a founding member of the Ivorian League of Human Rights and from 1985 to 1989 he was chairman of the Ivorian section of Amnesty International . In 1990 he founded the PIT and was the only candidate of this party to win a seat in the parliamentary elections in 1990. He was a member of Parliament for Cocody District until he lost his seat in the 1995 elections. In the 1995 presidential election he was the only candidate to oppose incumbent Henri Konan Bédié ; in the elections, which were boycotted by all other opposition parties, he received 3.52% of the vote.

In the government sworn in on August 11, 1998, Wodié was appointed Minister for Higher Education and Research. He stayed in this position until 1999. When asked why he took office in government, Wodié explained that his party was an opposition party, but wanted to contribute to national development. During the Christmas coup in 1999, Wodié was arrested along with numerous other ministers, but released a few days later. In February 2000 he announced that he would run again for president; in this election he reached third place with 5.7% of the vote.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c UN document on the election of a member of the International Court of Justice, with the curriculum vitae of Wodié (PDF; 156 kB), September 17, 2001.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g candidate profile ( memento from October 19, 2004 in the Internet Archive ), abidjan.net
  3. ↑ a b c d Website of the PIT: History of the Party ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pit-ci.org
  4. ^ Robert J. Mundt, "Côte d'Ivoire: Continuity and Change in a Semi-Democracy", Political Reform in Francophone Africa (1997), ed. Clark and Gardinier, p. 192.
  5. ^ A b "Nov 1990 - Legislative elections", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 36, November, 1990 International, p. 37841.
  6. ↑ Mundt, p. 197.
  7. ↑ a b c Elections in Côte d'Ivoire , African Elections Database.
  8. ↑ "Aug 1998 - COTE D'IVOIRE", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 44, August, 1998 International, p. 42430.
  9. ↑ "Ivorian Workers Party leader on new ministerial post, opposition role", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), August 20, 1998th
  10. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire: Junta releases half-dozen ex-ministers", AFP, December 28, 1999.
  11. ^ "Program summary of Radio France Internationale 1830 gmt 18 Feb 00", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), 19 February 2000.
personal data
SURNAME Wodié, Francis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wodié, Romain Francis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ivorian politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Abidjan