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Alassane Ouattara: Presidential Candidate Profile for Ivory Coast 2010 Election

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Presidential Profile: Alassane OuattaraAlassane Dramane OUATTARA
Also known as « ADO »
(born 1 January 1942) 67 years old

Website: http://www.adosolutions.ci/ado/home.php
Contact: http://www.adosolutions.ci/ado/lire.php?link=contact

Representing the RDR (Rally of Republicans) Political Party in 2010 Presidential Elections in the Ivory Coast


Statement
(French version: http://www.adosolutions.ci/ado/lire.php?link=politique)

I am running in the next presidential election because I love my country; I want and I can be useful to my countrymen and women.
So it is for you, for your family and for Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) that I present myself.

I am the candidate of the Union for Peace and Change
If you trust me, together, in new found peace and in an unshakable faith in our nation, we will make every Ivorian, all Ivorians, Men and Women, happy and prosperous.

Alassane Ouattara

(Translation by Sara Atteby)



Work History

  • Aug. 2007 – Now: Re-elected as President of the RDR
  • Aug. 1999 President of the RDR
  • Jul. 1994 – Jul. 1999: Deputy Managing Director at IMF (International Monetary Fund)
  • Nov. 1990 – Dec. 1993: Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire (sworn in on November 7, 1990). Carried out presidential duties while Houphouët-Boigny was ill from Mar. 1993 to Dec. 1993
  • Apr. 1990 – Nov. 1990: Chairman of the Interministerial Committee for Coordination of the Stabilization and Economic Recovery Programme of Côte d’Ivoire (Appointed by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny)
  • Oct. 1988 – Nov. 1990: Governor of the BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States) sworn in on December 22, 1988
  • Nov. 1984 – Oct. 1988: Director of the African Department at the IMF (International Monetary Fund)
  • Jan. 1983 – Oct. 1984: BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States) Vice Governor
  • Feb. 1975 – Dec. 1982: BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States) Special Advisor to the Governor and Director of Research
  • 1973 – 1975: BCEAO (Central Bank of West African States) Chargé de Mission in Paris
  • 1968 – 1973: Economist for the IMF (International Monetary Fund) in Washington, D.C.



Education
1972: PHD in Economic Sciences
1967: University of Pennsylvania Master of Arts in Economy
1962: Drexel Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Informatics


Family
Currently married to Dominique NOUVIAN: Entrepreneur and President & founder of Children of Africa Foundation (Also with two children from a previous marriage: Loïc et Nathalie FOLLOROUX)

First wife: Barbara JEAN DAVIS
With whom he had two children: Dramane David and Fanta Catherine OUATTARA (who has two children: Eric Alassane et Alexis Lanciné).


Religion
Practicing Muslim, his wife Dominique NOUVIAN is Catholic.


Hobbies

  • Football (Soccer)
  • Basketball
  • Swimming
  • Ping-pong
  • Reading


Representation in the Diaspora:
United Kingdom: http://www.rdruk.org/
USA: http://www.rdrci.org/sections/masection/usanews.asp

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The people of the Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) were able to return to routine life once more after 3 days of suspense, fervently awaiting the final results of the presidential election held this Sunday, 31st October.  In stark contrast to Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week where in Abidjan the streets were empty, schools were closed and many businesses shut.  Even taxis were hard to come by.  This was reflected across the nation’s cities and towns where the mood was tense but the people were patient.

After the initial joy at the success of Sunday’s vote, many people were unsurprisingly frustrated at the electoral commission’s delay in announcing the outcome.  Partial results were released on Monday from expats living abroad, a trickle of results were then announced later on RTI (the national television station), but further delays meant rumours spread and a mass of unofficial results were published online on Twitter and Facebook.

Just after midnight (and just after the planned deadline) on Wednesday evening the final official results were announced, allowing the people of Ivory Coast to breathe a sigh of relief.  Former President (1993-1999) Henri Konan Bédié on 25.24%, former Prime Minister Allassane Ouattara (1990-1993) on 32.08% and Current President Laurent Gbagbo on 38.30%, with no one gaining absolute majority, Ouattara and Gbagbo will now meet head to head in a second round of voting on the 21st November.

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There is a great sense of joy and also relief in the Ivory Coast this evening as poles closed on this most historic presidential election. Eager to have their vote counted, many arrived early at polling stations across the country with early reports suggesting a turnout of 70%.

A positive sign of confidence in the legitimacy of this election, attendance today for this first round of elections was very high.  Expats throughout Europe also turned out with mostly high attendance and voters were in good spirits with few incidents.

Only in France, LeParisien.fr reported that clashes in the country had led to the closure of 5 polling stations in Paris, Sevran, Aubervilliers, Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) and Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine).  Police also used tear gas to fend of voters in the city of Créteil.  Ivorians were then denied access to polling stations, some traversing the country in order to have their vote counted.  As a result, 18 of the 19 members of the independent Electoral Commission have called for the vote in France to be annulled.

UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Y. J. Choi said of the election today, « I congratulate Ivorians who have mastered their passion and emotion and have come out massively to exercise their civil right, peacefully and with discipline after having been patient for so long. »

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Making a killing out of football: The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) Replies to Allegations

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The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has today responded to a report on the state of Football in the Ivory Coast published on the 26th October by the website “abidjan.net” as well as the dailies “L’Intelligent d’Abidjan” and “Nord-Sud Quotidien”.

The report compiled by the forum for African Investigative Reporters’ entitled “Making a killing out of football: African reporters investigate”, claimed that the Ivorian Football Federation and its President, Mr. Jacques Anouma were guilty of alarming financial irregularities.

FIF dismiss the allegations calling the report “Nothing but slander”.  Denying any involvement in such “obscure and immoral practices” the Ivorian Football Federation has called upon the journalists behind the report to “leave their lair and offload their gravediggers’ clothes of Ivorian football to appear before the constituents in the forthcoming General Assembly elective of the FIF”.

Nigeria and Cameroon were also mentioned in the report published on 26th October 2010, and below are some of the findings concerning the Ivory Coast Football Federation:

■ FIF received $1.6m a year from the Ivorian Petrol Refinery Company, SIR, but local clubs never got any of the money. The fund’s existence only became public when SIR stopped the donations in 2007 on discovering the money was not being distributed.

■ Sports donations from the corporate sector are now routinely paid directly to the sports minister, to « avoid the money falling into the hands of [FIF president and Fifa executive member Jacques] Anouma ». The problem is exacerbated by the fact he is now also the chief financial officer.

■ In 2008 FIF announced a $2.2m surplus, with Anouma saying: « Stop accusing us of using taxpayers’ money, Fifa gives us money. » However, their own 2007 internal report detailed donations from the state run coffee-cocoa industry of more than $4m, and sources suggest a further $6m comes direct from the state.

■ Local clubs are angry about claims that players and officials are put up in plush hotels and provided with prostitutes for internationals, paid for by these state funds.

■ Even Fifa recognise the problems at FIF, announcing that they would market the Ivory Coast’s 2010 World Cup ticket allocation to « minimise the risk of fraud ».

The full response from the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) can be read here (in French): http://www.fif-ci.com/une-details.php?newsID=1677

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Candidate’s Slogans for the Ivory Coast Presidential Elections on October 31st, 2010

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After 10 years of mess, stammering, Institutional disorder, unjustified rebellion and political cacophony, the Ivorians were able to regain their right to vote this Sunday, October 31st to decide between 14 candidates.

If the population is apparently excited to again enjoy their democratic rights, the candidates seem to be even more galvanized and hyper excited.  Everyone feels endowed with magical powers to immediately transform the Ivory Coast in to a developed country.  But what is most striking are the slogans and sayings highly inspired by the spirit of creativity of the Ivorians.  And so, it is our pleasure to present you some of the leitmotifs of our candidates.
Francis Wodie: « I am physically, intellectually and spiritually different from the other candidates »

Jacqueline Oble: « Let’s cross our arms to build the future »

Laurent Gbagbo: « This election is the battle for the sovereignty of Cote d’Ivoire against the  Masks from abroad »

Gnamien Konan: « We must save the schools because they are like our blood. If the school is polluted, the whole system is sick  »

Anaky Kobenan: « With tourism, I will bring in more money than the binomial coffee and cocoa industry »

DAHICO Adama: « I am the only candidate on the list with a bubu (robe) and white hat »

Mabri Toikeuse: « We must reduce the powers of the President of the Republic »

Bédié: « This will be my last term »

Allassane Ouattara: « I ask only 5 years »

Konan Kouadio Simeon: « I am the neutral peacemaker »

Translation by Sara Atteby

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Ivory Coast Elections: US Renew Travel Warning

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U.S. Department of State
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The U.S. Department of State yesterday renewed its travel warning for the Ivory Coast.  Replacing the previous warning from 12th May 2010, the United States are advising “U.S. citizens to exercise caution should they travel to Cote d’Ivoire, and to take special care when travelling outside Abidjan.  Security conditions in the north and in the west can deteriorate without warning.”

This despite the United Nations recent expression of confidence in the elections in the West African nation.  UN representative Young-jin Choi stated that “campaigning is evolving in accordance with democratic rules despite the passion inherent in this kind of event. »  And also that “the campaign period for the Oct. 31 presidential election has taken off peacefully.”

It may be that elections in the Ivory Coast will go to a second round and the U.S Department of State have declared that they believe this to be a very likely possibility, which could then lead to violent demonstrations.

The United States also renewed a travel warning on the 19th October for Nigeria, specifically the Niger Delta region.

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