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Word: ivorian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Coast to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, he will be consecrating the biggest church on the African continent. But critics of the structure, which cost more than $200 million, charge that the Pope will also be giving his blessing to the monumental extravagance of Ivorian President Felix Houphouet-Boigny. In response to questions about where the funds came from, the President insists that he used his own fortune to finance the basilica...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ivory Coast: A Monumental Dispute | 9/17/1990 | See Source »

...these pledges of change, however, may prove more illusory than real. "Establishing a multiparty system is only a step on the way to democracy, not an end in itself," cautions Francis Wodie, leader of the opposition Ivorian Workers' Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Africa Continental Shift | 5/21/1990 | See Source »

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