Talk:Félix Houphouët-Boigny
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You may wish to edit this entry in List of Dictators. Wizzy…☎ 21:43, 6 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] A bit too hagiographic
This article is essentially all praise, which is particularly surprising since it quotes Meredith's book, which I just finished reading, and which is not exactly soft on Houphouët-Boigny.
Worth mentioning is the criticism directed at Houphouët-Boigny for the amount of money spent on the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro which might have been spent on development. --Saforrest 19:38, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
One paragraph mentions his 1990 election win, but then says the country would next "declare insolvency in 1987". Also, it describes the Ivory Coast as the most stable country in Africa, something I find a little incredulous.
This article neglects to mention his suppression of dissent, and it doesn't even make a reference to Kourouma's "Les Soleils des Independances", which was essentially an affront on Houphouet-Boigny's government.
