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Henri Konan Bédié

Henri Konan Bédié (1934- ) was President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999. After taking power due to the death of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, he encouraged national stability but was accused of political repression and stratospheric levels of corruption. He was overthrown by Robert Guéï.