French people in Ivory Coast

French Ivorians are those who were born in or reside in Ivory Coast, who descend from French community. There was a small but prominent French community in Ivory Coast until 2002, when a failed coup d'état and civil war led to anti-French riots.[1] Of the 20,000 living in the country at the start of the conflict, by 2004 only 15,000 remained.[2]

Population graph

Year White population % of pop.
1960 30,000[3] .9%[4]
1980 60,000[3] .7%[4]
2002 20,000[1] .1%[4]
2004 15,000[2] .09%[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b Harman, Danna. "Hearts heavy, whites feeling driven from Africa". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "French fears in Ivory Coast". BBC. 2004-01-19. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  3. ^ a b "Ivory Coast - The Economy". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  4. ^ a b c d countrymeters.info. "Cote d'Ivoire population 2015 | Current population of Cote d'Ivoire". countrymeters.info. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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