| LC control no. | n 80023440 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Gbagbo, Laurent, 1945- |
| Variant(s) | Gbagbo, L. (Laurent), 1945- Gbagbo, Laurent Koudou, 1945- Koudou Gbagbo, Laurent, 1945- Gbabgo, Laurent, 1945- |
| Associated country | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Associated place | France |
| Birth date | 1945-05-31 |
| Place of birth | Babré (Côte d'Ivoire) |
| Field of activity | Côte d'Ivoire--Politics and government |
| Affiliation | Front populaire ivoirien Université d'Abidjan. Institut d'histoire d'art et d'archéologie africains |
| Profession or occupation | Historians Politicians Presidents |
| Found in | Soundjata, 1979: t.p. (Koudou Gbagbo Laurent) cover (L. Gbabgo) His Réflexions sur la Conférence de Brazzaville, 1978: t.p. (Laurent Gbagbo) p. 4 of cover (b. 1945 in Babré, Iv. Coast) Britannica academic edition (online), viewed Jan. 18, 2014 (Laurent Gbagbo, b. May 31, 1945, Gagnoa [dept.], Côte d'Ivoire; Ivoirian educator and politician; M.A. 1970 and doctorate 1979, Sorbonne; imprisoned 1971-1973; joined the faculty of the Univ. of Abidjan's Institute of History, Art and African Archeology in 1974, director of the institute 1980; went into exile in France 1982-1988; elected to lead the Ivoirian Popular Front 1988; president of Côte d'Ivoire 2000 (presiding over a country in civil war) until election of Nov. 2010 when he refused to step down; arrested Apr. 2011) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 28, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Gbagbo, Laurent Koudou; president, educator, remonstrant; born 31 May 1945 in Mama, Cöte d'Ivoire; graduated from the University of Abidjan with a bachelor's degree in history (1969); earned a master's degree in history from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne (1970); had a research position at the Institute of Art History and African Archeology (IHAAA) at the University of Abidjan; earned PhD in history at the University of Paris VII-Denis Diderot; joined the dissident teachers' union, the Syndicat National de la Recherche et de l'Enseignement Supérieur (SYNARES);formed an underground political party, the Front Populaire Ivoirien (FPI; Ivoirian Popular Front) (1982); wassworn in as president of Ivory Coast (2000); surrendered and stepped down as president (11 April 2011)) Pour la verité et la justice, 2104: t.p. (Laurent Gbabgo) |
| Associated language | fre |
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