Amadou Gon Coulibaly

Amadou Gon Coulibaly
Henriette Dagri Diabaté with Amadou Gon Coulibaly (right), 2018
10th Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast
In office
10 January 2017 – 8 July 2020
PresidentAlassane Ouattara
Preceded byDaniel Kablan Duncan
Personal details
Born(1959-02-10)10 February 1959
Abidjan, French West Africa
(now Ivory Coast)
Died8 July 2020(2020-07-08) (aged 61)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Political partyRally of the Republicans

Amadou Gon Coulibaly (10 February 1959 – 8 July 2020) was an Ivorian politician. He was Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from January 2017 to his death in July 2020.

He was the ruling party's candidate in the 2020 Ivorian presidential election and was seen as the front-runner.[1]

Coulibaly died from heart surgery-related problems at a hospital in Abidjan on 8 July 2020, aged 61.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ivory Coast PM dies after cabinet meeting". BBC News. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Ivory Coast's prime minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies at 61". Reuters. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ivory Coast PM dies after cabinet meeting". BBC News. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.