Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire
political party, Côte d’Ivoire
Also known as: PDCI, Parti Démocratique de la Côte d’Ivoire
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contribution of Houphouet-Boigny
- In Félix Houphouët-Boigny
…year he also founded the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI); this party was affiliated with the French Communist Party and was an important component of the interterritorial French West African Federation party, the African Democratic Rally, of which he was also president.
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politics of Côte d’Ivoire
- In Côte d’Ivoire: Political process
…for 30 years by the Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), the only authorized party. It originated as a league of African farmers founded at the end of World War II by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who in 1960 would become the country’s first president, a position he held until his death…
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