Alassane Dramane Ouattara (born 1 January 1942 in Dimbokro) is a Muslim political leader in Côte d'Ivoire who was Prime Minister from November 1990 to December 1993.^[1][2] He is currently the President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), a party which has its support base in the north of the country. Besides being a politician he is also a technocrat, trained as an economist and having worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dimbokro is a city in Nzi-Comoé Region, Côte dIvoire. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... The office of Prime Minister of Côte dIvoire was created in 1957. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Rally of the Republicans (Rassemblement des Républicains, RDR) is an oppositional liberal party in Côte dIvoire, led by Alassane Ouattara. ... “IMF” redirects here. ... Headquarters Established 1961 President Charles Konan Banny Central Bank of West African Economic and Monetary Union Currency West African CFA franc ISO 4217 Code XOF Website www. ...

Service with financial institutions

Ouattara was an economist for the IMF in Washington, D.C.^[2] from 1968 to 1973, and afterwards he was the BCEAO's Chargé de Mission in Paris from 1973 to 1975.^[1][2] With the BCEAO, he was then Special Advisor to the Governor and Director of Research from February 1975 to December 1982 and Vice Governor from January 1983 to October 1984. From November 1984 to October 1988 he was Director of the African Department at the IMF, and in May 1987 he additionally became Counsellor to the Managing Director at the IMF.^[2] On October 28, 1988 he was appointed Governor of the BCEAO, and he was sworn in to this office on December 22, 1988.^[3] For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...

Prime Minister

In April 1990, Ouattara was appointed Chairman of the Interministerial Committee for Coordination of the Stabilization and Economic Recovery Programme of Côte d'Ivoire by President Felix Houphouët-Boigny, while remaining BCEAO Governor,^[2] before becoming Prime Minister on November 7 of that year,^[2][3] after which Charles Konan Banny became Interim BCEAO Governor.^[3] Félix Houphouët-Boigny (IPA: ) (October 18, 1905 - December 7, 1993) was the first President of Côte dIvoire (1960 - 1993) and was previously elected to the French parliament and appointed minister in the government of France several times between 1957 and 1961. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Konan Banny (born 11 November 1942) has been Prime Minister of Côte dIvoire since 7 December 2005. ...

While serving as Prime Minister, Ouattara also carried out presidential duties for a total of 18 months, including the period from March 1993 to December 1993, when Houphouët-Boigny was ill.^[4] Houphouët-Boigny died on December 7, 1993, and Ouattara announced his death to the nation, saying that "Côte d'Ivoire is orphaned".^[5][6] A brief power struggle ensued between Ouattara and National Assembly President Henri Konan Bédié over the presidential succession; Bédié prevailed and Ouattara resigned as Prime Minister on December 9.^[7] Ouattara returned to the IMF as Deputy Managing Director from July 1, 1994^[1][2] to July 31, 1999.^[2] is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (born May 5, 1934 in Dadiékro) was leader of the Democratic Party of Côte dIvoire and President of Côte dIvoire from 1993 to 1999. ... is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

1995 election

Prior to the October 1995 presidential election, in a move that was viewed as being intended to prevent Ouattara's potential presidential candidacy, the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire approved an electoral code which barred candidates if either of their parents were of a foreign nationality and if they had not lived in Côte d'Ivoire for the preceding five years. The Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an opposition party formed as a split from the ruling Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) in 1994, sought for Ouattara to be its presidential candidate despite the electoral code. In late June 1995, RDR Secretary-General Djéni Kobina met with Ouattara, at which time, according to Kobina, Ouattara said "I'm ready to join you".^[8] The party nominated Ouattara as its presidential candidate on July 3, 1995^[9] at its first ordinary congress.^[10] The government would not change the electoral code, however,^[8] and Ouattara declined the nomination.^[11][12] The RDR boycotted the election, along with the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) of Laurent Gbagbo, leaving the PDCI's candidate, incumbent president Henri Konan Bédié, to win an easy victory.^[8] The National Assembly of Côte dIvoire is Côte dIvoires unicameral legislative body. ... The Rally of the Republicans (Rassemblement des Républicains, RDR) is an oppositional liberal party in Côte dIvoire, led by Alassane Ouattara. ... The Democratic Party of Côte dIvoire is a political party in Côte dIvoire. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... The Ivorian Popular Front (French: Front Populaire Ivoirien), known by its French initials FPI, is a political party in Côte dIvoire. ... Laurent Koudou Gbagbo (born May 31, 1945) is the president of Côte dIvoire (since 2000). ... Aimé Henri Konan Bédié (born May 5, 1934 in Dadiékro) was leader of the Democratic Party of Côte dIvoire and President of Côte dIvoire from 1993 to 1999. ...

President of the RDR

While serving as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF, in March 1998 Ouattara expressed his intention to return to Côte d'Ivoire and take part in politics again.^[13] After leaving the IMF in July 1999, he was elected President of the RDR on August 1, 1999 at an extraordinary congress of the party,^[14] as well as being chosen as its candidate for the next presidential election.^[15] He said that he was eligible to stand in the election, pointing to documents which he said demonstrated that he and his parents were of Ivorian birth. He was accused of forging these papers, however, and an investigation was begun.^[16][17] President Bédié described Ouattara as a Burkinabe and said that Houphouët-Boigny "wanted Alassane Ouattara to concern himself only with the economy".^[18] Ouattara's nationality certificate, issued in late September 1999,^[19] was annulled by a court on October 27.^[19][20] An arrest warrant for Ouattara was issued on November 29, although he was out of the country at the time; he nevertheless said that he would return by late December.^[21] On December 24, the military seized power, ousting Bédié. Ouattara returned to Côte d'Ivoire after three months in France on December 29, hailing Bédié's ouster as "not a coup d'etat", but "a revolution supported by all the Ivorian people".^[22][23] is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

A new constitution, approved by referendum in July 2000, controversially barred presidential candidates unless both of their parents were Ivorian,^[24] and Ouattara was disqualified from the 2000 presidential election.^[25] This issues surrounding this were major factors in the Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire, which broke out in 2002. Armed insurgents French troops try to separate the belligerents. ...

When asked in an interview about Ouattara's nationality, Burkinabé President Capt. Blaise Compaoré responded, "For us things are simple: he does not come from Burkina Faso, neither by birth, marriage, or naturalization. This man has been Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire." Blaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951) has been the president of Burkina Faso since 1987. ...

President Gbagbo said on August 6, 2007 that Ouattara could stand in the next Ivorian presidential election, expected in late 2007 or early 2008.^[26] is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st Century. ... General elections are planned to be held in Côte dIvoire in 2008,[1][2] following a peace agreement between the government and former rebels in March 2007. ...

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