The President of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI), Henri Konan Bédié, died on Tuesday August 1, 2023, in Abidjan, at the age of 89, following a discomfort in his hometown of Daoukro, we learn from concordant sources.
Konan Bédié was President of the National Assembly for 13 years (1980-1993) before becoming the country's supreme magistracy on December 7, 1993, on the death of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, thanks to the article by the constitution which made him the constitutional dolphin.
He was ousted from power on December 24, 1999 following a coup led by General Guéi.
Presidential candidate of 2020, on behalf of his party, he had called for a boycott of the ballot before proclaiming himself a few days later, president of a National Transitional Council (CNT).
Source: Burkina Information Agency