Michel Amani N'Guessan

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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]

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]

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  1. ^ Cote d'Ivoire. World Leaders. Central Intelligence Agency (2007-07-17). Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  2. ^ Côte d'Ivoire. OT Africa Line. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  3. ^ a b c Biographie du Ministre (French). Ministère de l'Education Nationale (2004). Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  4. ^ Dujarric, Stephane (2005-12-20). Highlights of the Spokesman's Noon Briefing. United Nations. Retrieved on 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 16-27. UNESCO. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  6. ^ "List of ministers in Ivory Coast's new government", AFP, 2002-08-05. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
  7. ^ "The Full List of Cote d'Ivoire's Transition Cabinet", Panafrican News Agency, 2005-12-28. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
  8. ^ "Two ministers dropped in new expanded Ivorian cabinet", Television Ivoirienne, Abidjan, BBC Worldwide Monitoring, 2006-09-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
  9. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire: Office of the President announces new 33-member cabinet", BBC Monitoring Africa, 2007-04-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. 
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