Ivorian president laurent gbagbo biography
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President Laurent Gbagbo was born on May 31, 1945 in Ganoa, Ivory Coast. He completed a BA in Philosophy at the Lycee Classique d'Abidjan in 1965 and obtained a degree in History at the University of Abidjan in 1969.
Ivorian president laurent gbagbo biography
As a trained historian, Gbagbo became a Professor of History and Geography at the same university in 1970. In 1974, Gbagbo worked as a researcher at the Institute of History, Art and Archaeology of Africa (IHAAA) at the University of Abidjan and in 1979 completed his Ph.D from Paris Diderot University, also known as Université Paris 7 - Denis Diderot.
The next year Gbagbo became the director of the IHAAA at the University of Abidjan; he also became a member of the National Union of Research and Higher Education (SYNARES) and was at the forefront of strikes in 1982 that affected the education sector.
With a group of teachers he created the beginning of what is now the Ivoirian Popular Front (FPI), the political party for which he would later run for President