List of heads of state of Ivory Coast

President of the; Republic of Côte d'Ivoire ; Président de la; République de Côte d'Ivoire
	National coat of arms
	Incumbent; Alassane Ouattara; since 4 December 2010
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Formation	3 November 1960
Deputy	Vice President of Ivory Coast
Salary	100,000 USD annually[1]

The following is a list of heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960.

Key

Political parties

Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA)
Ivorian Popular Front (FPI)
Rally of the Republicans (RDR)

Other factions

Military

Symbols

^§ Elected unopposed
^† Died in office

Presidents (1960–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Vice-President
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Vice-President
1		Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993)	1960^[§] 1965^[§] 1970^[§] 1975^[§] 1980^[§] 1985^[§] 1990	3 November 1960	7 December 1993^[†]	34 years, 220 days	PDCI–RDA	Position not established
2		Henri Konan Bédié (1934–)[2]	1995	7 December 1993	24 December 1999[lower-alpha 1]	6 years, 17 days	PDCI–RDA
3		Robert Guéï (1941–2002)[lower-alpha 2]	—	24 December 1999	26 October 2000	307 days	Military
4		Laurent Gbagbo (1945–)[lower-alpha 3]	2000	26 October 2000	11 April 2011[lower-alpha 4]	10 years, 169 days	FPI
5		Alassane Ouattara (1942–)[lower-alpha 3]	2010 2015	4 December 2010	Incumbent	8 years, 143 days	RDR
5		Alassane Ouattara (1942–)[lower-alpha 3]	2010 2015	4 December 2010	Incumbent	8 years, 143 days	RDR	Daniel Kablan Duncan

Notes

Deposed in a coup d'état.
Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000.
Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.
Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War.

Latest election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alassane Ouattara	Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace	2,618,229	83.66
Pascal Affi N'Guessan	Alliance of Democratic Forces	290,780	9.29
Konan Bertin Kouadio	Independent	121,386	3.88
Henriette Lagou Adjoua	Renewal for Peace and Concord	27,759	0.89
Siméon Konan Kouadio	Independent	22,117	0.71
Kacou Gnangbo	Independent	18,650	0.60
Jacqueline-Claire Kouangoua	Independent	12,398	0.40
Charles Konan Banny	Independent	8,667	0.28
Amara Essy	Independent	6,413	0.20
Mamadou Koulibaly	Liberty and Democracy for the Republic	3,343	0.11
Invalid/blank votes		201,186	–
Total		3,330,928	100
Registered voters/turnout		6,301,189	54.63
Source: CEI

Sources

http://www.rulers.org
Guinness Book of Kings Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd

References

"Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.
Acting President until 22 October 1995

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[3] Deposed in a coup d'état.

[4] Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000.

[co-claimant-5] Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.

[6] Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War.

[africaranking.com-1] "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.

[2] Acting President until 22 October 1995

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