Henri Konan Bédié

The party has inherited a strong base all over the country but it is split between reformers and supporters of former President Henri Konan Bédié...

The gendarmérie refused to protect the previous civilian President Henri Konan-Bédié when he was overthrown by a military putsch last December (AC Vol 41 No 1)...

The Parti Démocratique de la Côte d'Ivoire - formerly the ruling single party - backs Emile-Constant Bombet President Henri Konan Bédié's Interior Minister until Gueï's coup; he could be disqualified because he stands accused of embezzlement...

Gueï had strong suspicions about ex-President Henri Konan Bédié...

So Gueï has lately been appealing for reconciliation with the ousted President Henri Konan Bédié (AC Vol 41 No 9) who has been in Paris since Gueï's coup d'état on 24 December...

Contract fee: $30 000 linked to possible visit to USA by the then President Henri Konan-Bédié...

Gueï has enlisted the services of colourful French lawyer Jacques Vergés to try to track down some of the millions spirited away by the government of Henri Konan-Bédié...

It is intended to get rid of some of the worst excesses of former President Henri Konan Bédié's government such as a seven-year presidential term and a senate appointed by the executive...

He had no objection to French bases in Senegal but would not allow Paris to use them to restore Ivorian ex-President Henri Konan-Bédié though he had no objection to French troops restoring 'a democratically elected president' who had been overthrown...

Suspicions that Gueï plans to stay in power have been fuelled by his move from the defence headquarters at Camp Galliéni to the palace formerly occupied by the President Henri Konan Bédié and by his appointment of 23 presidential advisors and staff...