Seydou Diarra

Seydou Elimane Diarra (23 November 1933 – 19 July 2020) was an Ivorian politician, who served as the Prime Minister in 2000 and again from 2003 to 2005.

Seydou Elimane Diarra
4th Prime Minister of Ivory Coast
In office 18 May 2000 – 18 October 2000
Preceded by	Daniel Kablan Duncan
Succeeded by	Pascal Affi N'Guessan
In office 10 February 2003 – 7 December 2005
Preceded by	Pascal Affi N'Guessan
Succeeded by	Charles Konan Banny
Personal details
Born	23 November 1933 Katiola, French West Africa
Died	19 July 2020 (aged 86) Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Profession	Diplomat

Life and career

Diarra was born on 23 November 1933 in Katiola.[1] Prior to joining the government, he was an Ambassador to the European Economic Community and Brazil and was President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ivory Coast. After the December 1999 military coup, he was appointed as Minister of State for Planning, Development, and Government Cooperation on 4 January 2000, under transitional President Robert Guéï.[1] He was subsequently Prime Minister from May 2000 to October 2000.

He was again appointed as Prime Minister in February 2003 as part of a deal to end the 2002-2003 civil war, because he was widely considered to be a neutral figure; however, many supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo accused him of not taking a strong stance against the rebels, despite their failure to disarm in October 2004, and demanded his resignation.

On 5 December 2005, African Union mediators announced that Diarra was to be replaced by Charles Konan Banny, effective on 7 December.

Death

Diarra died in Abidjan on 19 July 2020, at the age of 86.[2][3]

References

1. "Le gouvernement de transition de Côte d'Ivoire formé le 4 janvier 2000" Archived 25 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express (in French).
2. https://news.abidjan.net/h/676655.html
3. L’ancien premier ministre ivoirien, Seydou Diarra, est mort (in French)

External links

• Report on Diarra's replacement as PM