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Over 250 people died in the violence following the presidential elections in Cote d'Ivoire on October 22. The unrest began when Gen. Robert Guei, leader of a coup that overthrew the government on Christmas Eve in 1999, declared himself the winner and dissolved the election commission just as exit polls indicated that Laurent Gbagbo of the Popular Front opposition party was leading. Hundreds of Ivorians took to the streets in a mass uprising that rivaled that of the Yugoslavs against Slobodan Milosevic. Military support for Guei was weak and eventually he fled the country, leaving Gbagbo to declare victory...

Author: By Macani Toungara, | Title: Divisive Politics in Cote D'Ivoire | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

Until recently, Cote d'Ivoire had been considered the haven of political stability amidst the turbulence that has surged in neighboring countries. Located on the southern edge of West Africa, it gained independence from the French under the leadership of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1960. He oversaw an economic boom but suppressed opposition and imposed a one-party system controlled by the Democratic Party for 33 years...

Author: By Macani Toungara, | Title: Divisive Politics in Cote D'Ivoire | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...count stumbled on through Sunday with 197 of 531 precincts counted, but officials released no numbers, saying there were too many questionable ballots remaining. As of Saturday, 31 precincts had yielded 12 votes - for Bush. But with constant objections being lodged from both sides, canvassing board spokeswoman Denise Cote said meeting the previous Thanksgiving target was "extremely unlikely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Heads-Up on the Hand Counts | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...ticket to the Cannes Film Festival. Entrance to the 23 films in competition for the Palme d'Or and the thousand others screened in this Cote d'Azur paradise is granted by press pass or market badge (for members of the industry). But lacking those, you can always try begging. One Frenchwoman, denied admission to a screening of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, sobbed at the barricades with such fervor that she could have earned a role in Les Miserables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Catnip for Film Connoisseurs | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...Assistant Director of Computer Resources Paul B. Cote...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Party Lines Vs. From the Ranks | 3/21/2000 | See Source »

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