Michel Amani N'Guessan

Michel Amani N'Guessan (born 1957) is an Ivorian politician and the current[1] defence minister of Côte d'Ivoire for the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).[2]

Biography

Born in Messoukro[3] village[4] in 1957, N'Guessan graduated from the University of Abidjan in 1984, with a specialisation in history and geography. He subsequently became a teacher and taught from 1985 to 1999, joining the FPI in 1990.[3]

N'Guessan was appointed Minister of National Education in January 2000,[3] during the military rule of Robert Guéï, and retained this post[5][6][7][8] until April 7, 2007, when he assumed the position of defence minister.[9]

References
  1. "Cote d'Ivoire". World Leaders. Central Intelligence Agency. 2007-07-17. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  2. "Côte d'Ivoire". OT Africa Line. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  3. "Biographie du Ministre" (in French). Ministère de l'Education Nationale. 2004. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  4. Dujarric, Stephane (2005-12-20). "Highlights of the Spokesman's Noon Briefing". United Nations. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  5. Lanoue, Eric (2003). "Gender and Education for All: The Leap to Equality – Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). Education for All Global Monitoring Report. UNESCO. pp. 16–27. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  6. "List of ministers in Ivory Coast's new government". AFP. 2002-08-05.
  7. "The Full List of Cote d'Ivoire's Transition Cabinet". Panafrican News Agency. 2005-12-28.
  8. "Two ministers dropped in new expanded Ivorian cabinet". Television Ivoirienne, Abidjan. BBC Worldwide Monitoring. 2006-09-16.
  9. "Cote d'Ivoire: Office of the President announces new 33-member cabinet". BBC Monitoring Africa. 2007-04-07.


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