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Republican Forces of Ivory Coast

Ivorian rebel group

Also known as: FRCI, Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire

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Côte d’Ivoire

In Côte d’Ivoire: Fall of Gbagbo
…the rebels—now calling themselves the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast (Forces Républicaines de Côte d’Ivoire; FRCI)—controlled more than two-thirds of the country, including the designated capital of Yamoussoukro. Battle for the de facto capital of Abidjan, where Gbagbo was ensconced, took place over the course of the next couple of…
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