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Despite the junta's denunciation of Ivoirité, the campaign against people of foreign origin continued. In April 2000, Robert Guéï expelled the representatives of the RDR from the government. A new constitution, approved by referendum on 23 July 2000, controversially barred all presidential candidates
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of alleged criminals without investigation and of harassment of commercial entities. Many cases of abuse were committed by the soldiers. Also, soldiers demanded increases in pay or bonus payments, causing many mutinies. The most serious one of these mutinies took place on 4 July 2000. The mutineers
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and the supreme court. The rebels took control of Abidjan Airport and key bridges, set up checkpoints, and opened prison gates to release political prisoners and other inmates. Mobs took advantage of the power vacuum to hijack cars. Some parts of Abidjan were also looted by soldiers and civilians.
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On 13 November, Guéï recognised the legitimacy of the presidency of Gbagbo. On 10 December 2000, parliamentary elections were held and won by Gbagbo's Ivorian Popular Front. However, the election was not held in northern Ivory Coast because of the unrest related to the election boycott by the DRD
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On television, Guéï announced that he had seized power. He also made a television address to the people and foreign diplomatic personnel, in which he gave assurances that democracy would be respected, international agreements would be maintained, the security of Ivorians and non-Ivorians would be
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succeeded as president after Houphouët-Boigny's death in 1993. The economic situation continued to worsen. Bédié was accused of corruption, political repression, and of stripping immigrants from neighboring countries of their political rights by promoting the concept of
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The tension between people from the north and the south still remained unsolved, as many people in the north are of foreign origin. Discrimination toward people originating in neighbouring countries is one of the cause of the
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in particular. After some days of confusion and tension, an agreement was reached between the discontented soldiers and the authorities. Under the agreement, each soldier would receive 1 million CFA francs (about $ 1,400).
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rebelled on 23 December 1999. Refusing to step down at the soldiers' demand, Bédié was overthrown by a coup d'état the following day. Former army commander
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guaranteed, missions to foreign countries would be sent to explain the reasons for the coup, and the problems of farmers would be addressed.
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Many Ivorians welcomed the coup, saying that they hoped the army would improve Ivory Coast's shaky economic and political circumstances.
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There were indications within a few months of the coup that the country was sliding into a pattern of arbitrariness. The
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other than those whose parents were Ivorian, and Ouattara was disqualified from the 2000 presidential election.
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Corruption, political repression, and stripping immigrants from neighboring countries of their political rights
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and several African countries, however, condemned the coup and called for a return to civilian rule.
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took place on 24 December 1999. It was the first coup d'état since the independence of
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was held on 22 October 2000. All of the major opposition candidates except for
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Côte d'Ivoire: Implications of the December 1999 Coup d'Etat by WRITENET
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border. Laurent Gbagbo took office as president on 26 October 2000.
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Ever since independence in 1960, Ivory Coast had been controlled by
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2000-04-01).
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Following the mutiny of July 2000, four officials of the
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Analysis: The economics of the Ivory Coast coup by BBC
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Analysis: Neighbours wary over Ivory Coast coup by BBC
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