2006 in Ivory Coast

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The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Ivory Coast.

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Events

January

  • January 17 - Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo attack United Nations peacekeepers after the Ivorian Popular Front withdraws from the Ivorian Civil War peace process.[1]
  • January 18 - Fighting is being reported between Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers and supporters of Laurent Gbagbo's "Young Patriots" in Côte d'Ivoire. At least three people have been killed, and the UN has warned that the country is sliding towards war.[2]

February

  • February 7 - 11 people were killed when unidentified assailants attacked a village in the volatile western region of Côte d'Ivoire, 20 km from the town of Guiglo which has seen a series of deadly ethnically motivated clashes in 2005 and violent anti-UN protests in January 2006.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ivorian party quits peace process". 17 January 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ivorian president calls for calm". 19 January 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire: Cote D Ivoire: Village Attacks Leave 11 Dead". 7 February 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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