Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Former President of the Ivory Coast
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was an Ivorian politician and physician who served as the first president of Ivory Coast from 1960 until his death in 1993. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide,... Wikipedia
Born: October 18, 1905, Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Died: December 7, 1993 (age 88 years), Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
Children: Florence Houphouët-Boigny and Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Education: École nationale de médecine et pharmacie (1921–1925) and École Normale William Ponty
Spouse: Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny (m. 1952–1993)
Presidential term: November 27, 1960 – December 7, 1993