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Robert Guéï (March 16, 1941–September 19, 2002) was the military ruler of the Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire

, formerly Ivory Coast, officially the , is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages ....
 from December 24, 1999 to October 26, 2000.

Guéï was born in Kabakouma, a village in the western Man
Man, Côte d'Ivoire

Man is a town and Department in the west of central C?te d'Ivoire. It is part of Dix-Huit Montagnes Region and is an important market town lying between mountains including Mount Toura and Mount Tonkoui, the two highest in the nation, and La Dent de Man, popular with hikers....
 region, and was a member of the Yakouba tribe. He was a career soldier: under the French administration, he was trained at the Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou is the Capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 National 2006 census final results ....
 military school and the St Cyr
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

The ?cole Sp?ciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost France military academy. It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr. Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish." or "Training for victory"....
 military school in France. He was an ardent supporter of longtime President Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny

F?lix Houphou?t-Boigny was the first List of heads of state of C?te d'Ivoire of C?te d'Ivoire. Originally a village chief, he worked as a doctor, an administrator of a plantation, and a union leader, before being elected to the Parliament of France and serving in a number of ministerial positions in the Government of France....
, who in 1990 appointed him chief of the army following a mutiny
Mutiny

Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an existing authority....
.






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Robert Guéï (March 16, 1941–September 19, 2002) was the military ruler of the Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire

, formerly Ivory Coast, officially the , is a country in West Africa. The government officially discourages the use of the name Ivory Coast in English, preferring the French name to be used in all languages ....
 from December 24, 1999 to October 26, 2000.

Guéï was born in Kabakouma, a village in the western Man
Man, Côte d'Ivoire

Man is a town and Department in the west of central C?te d'Ivoire. It is part of Dix-Huit Montagnes Region and is an important market town lying between mountains including Mount Toura and Mount Tonkoui, the two highest in the nation, and La Dent de Man, popular with hikers....
 region, and was a member of the Yakouba tribe. He was a career soldier: under the French administration, he was trained at the Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou

Ouagadougou is the Capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 National 2006 census final results ....
 military school and the St Cyr
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

The ?cole Sp?ciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost France military academy. It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr. Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish." or "Training for victory"....
 military school in France. He was an ardent supporter of longtime President Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny

F?lix Houphou?t-Boigny was the first List of heads of state of C?te d'Ivoire of C?te d'Ivoire. Originally a village chief, he worked as a doctor, an administrator of a plantation, and a union leader, before being elected to the Parliament of France and serving in a number of ministerial positions in the Government of France....
, who in 1990 appointed him chief of the army following a mutiny
Mutiny

Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an existing authority....
. After the death of Houphouët-Boigny in 1993, Guéï became distanced from the new leader Henri Konan Bédié
Henri Konan Bédié

Aim? Henri Konan B?di? is an C?te d'Ivoire politician. He was President of C?te d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999, and he is currently the President of the Democratic Party of C?te d'Ivoire - African Democratic Rally ....
. Guéï's refusal to mobilise his troops to resolve a political struggle between Bédié and the opposition leader Alassane Ouattara
Alassane Ouattara

Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an C?te d'Ivoire politician who was Prime Minister of C?te d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993. He is currently the President of the Rally of the Republicans , a party which has its support base in the north of the country, and is a candidate in the upcoming Ivorian general election, 2008....
 in October 1995 led to his dismissal. He was made a minister but sacked again in August 1996 and forced out of the army in January 1997.

Bédié was overthrown in a coup on Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, December 24, is the night before Christmas Day, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ ....
, 1999. Although the coup was not led by Guéï, the popular general was encouraged out of retirement to head the junta
Military dictatorship

A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
 until the next elections. In the October 2000 elections, Guéï was defeated by Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo

Laurent Koudou Gbagbo has been the President of C?te d'Ivoire of C?te d'Ivoire since 2000. Formerly a history teacher, Gbagbo was one of the primary opponents of President F?lix Houphou?t-Boigny....
 of the Ivorian Popular Front, but he refused to recognize the result and it took a spate of street protests to bring Gbagbo to power. Guéï fled to Gouessesso, near the Liberia
Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
n border, but remained a figure in the political scene. He was included in a reconciliation forum in 2001 and agreed to refrain from undemocratic methods.

Guéï withdrew from the forum agreement in September 2002, but was killed on September 19, 2002, in the Cocody
Cocody

Cocody, is an upmarket suburb of Abidjan, marked by its abundance of mansions. Cocody is where most of the wealthy business people, ambassadors, and other affluent people live....
 district of Abidjan
Abidjan

Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of C?te d'Ivoire . It is the largest city in the nation, and the second largest French speaking city in the world....
 at the first hours of the civil war
Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire

The Ivorian Civil War was a civil war in C?te d'Ivoire that began on September 19, 2002. Although most of the fighting ended by late 2004, the country remains split in two, with a rebel-held north and a government-held south....
. Circumstances of his death remain mysterious. His wife and several members of his family and the interior minister, Émile Boga Doudou
Émile Boga Doudou

?mile Boga Doudou was an Cote d'Ivoire politician who served as Minister of State for the Interior and Decentralization from 2000 to 2002. He was killed in the failed coup attempt that marked the start of the Ivorian Civil War....
, were also killed.

Following Guéï's death, his body stayed in a morgue until a funeral was held for him in Abidjan on August 18 2006, nearly four years after his death.

See also

  • Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire
    Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire

    The Ivorian Civil War was a civil war in C?te d'Ivoire that began on September 19, 2002. Although most of the fighting ended by late 2004, the country remains split in two, with a rebel-held north and a government-held south....