Soukourougban

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Soukourougban
Town and commune
Soukourougban
Location in Côte d'Ivoire
Coordinates: 7°50′55″N 5°56′4″W / 7.84861°N 5.93444°W / 7.84861; -5.93444
Country  Côte d'Ivoire
Region Worodougou Region
Department Mankono Department
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)

Soukourougban is a town and commune in central Côte d'Ivoire. It lies along the A8 road, connected to Séguéla in the west and Bouaké in the east. On 24 January 2004, armed members of the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire burst into a funeral ceremony and forced 26 people there to lie on the ground.[1]

References

  1. Amnesty International report 2004. Amnesty International Publications. 7 May 2004. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-86210-354-5. Retrieved 15 June 2011. 

Coordinates: 7°50′55″N 5°56′4″W / 7.84861°N 5.93444°W / 7.84861; -5.93444


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