Houphouet-Boigny

American

[oo-fwey-bwah-nyee] / uˈfweɪ bwɑˈnyi /

noun

Félix 1905–1993, Ivory Coast political leader: president 1960–93.

Houphouet-Boigny British

/ ufwɛbwaɲi /

noun

Félix (feliks). 1905–93, Côte d'Ivoire statesman; president of the Côte d'Ivoire (1960–93)

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He had come to vote at Notre Dame college in the Plateau district, where voters queued in a hall below a huge portrait of Felix Houphouet-Boigny, the west African nation's founding president.

From Barron's

After the 1993 death of Ivory Coast's founding leader, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, national unity unravelled.

From Barron's

It saw three decades of stability and prosperity under its first president, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, who only introduced a multi-party system in 1990.

From Barron's

The Gbagbos protested against Houphouët-Boigny's autocracy, which lasted for 33 years, calling for multi-party democracy.

From BBC

That same year, Laurent fled to France following harassment from Houphouët-Boigny's security forces and Gbagbo was left to raise the couple's twin daughters alone.

From BBC

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