2005 in Ivory Coast
The following lists events that happened during 2005 in Ivory Coast.
Events
October
- October 3 - West African leaders call for the strengthening of United Nations peacekeeping force to ensure efforts to end the three year civil war in Côte d'Ivoire pay off. A total 6,640 peacekeepers are currently serving in the UN force, which is under Senegalese command, monitoring the buffer zone between the north and south with the help of 4,000 French troops.[1]
- October 31 - Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo begins a sixth year in office defying opposition calls that he stand down now his elected mandate is up. The elections scheduled on Sunday were cancelled due to instability. Meanwhile, rebels controlling the northern half of the country declare their leader, 33-year-old Guillaume Soro, as the new prime minister.[2]
December
- December 8 - Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo hugs his bitter foe, the opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, after Ouattara's return from exile for his mother's funeral.[3]
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