Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bedie died Tuesday night at the age of 89, according to a communique from his party.

Former Ivory Coast President Bédié known for promoting ethnic tensions dies at 89, his party says Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bédié has died Tuesday night at the age of 89 ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bédié died Tuesday night at the age of 89, according to a communiqué from his party.State media … ...

Henri Konan Bédié, a former president of Ivory Coast who led the West African nation for six years, stoking xenophobia and ethnic tensions before being deposed in a military coup in 1999, died ...

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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bédié has died Tuesday night at the age of 89, according to a communiqué from his party. State media reported that he was ...

Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bédié has died Tuesday night at the age of 89, according to a communiqué from his party.