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Ivory Coast Strongman Gbagbo Arrested after French Forces Intervene
French forces today attacked the residence of Laurent Gbagbo, who's refused to accept losing last November's election as President of Ivory Coast, also called Cote D'Azure. He was placed under the control of Alassane Ouattara, who was recognized internationally as the winner.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readFrench forces today attacked the residence of Laurent Gbagbo, who's refused to accept losing last November's election as President of Ivory Coast, also called Cote D'Azure. He was placed under the control of Alassane Ouattara, who was recognized internationally as the winner. Colum Lynch, United Nations correspondent for the Washington Post, also writes the Turtle Bay blog at ForeignPolicy.com.
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