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Laurent Gbagbo

4th President of Ivory Coast
Person human Q179242

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
May 31, 1945
Place of birth
Gagnoa
Country of citizenship
Ivory Coast[8]
Occupation
politician, writer, university teacher
Position held
President of the Ivory Coast, Member of the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire[9]
Educated at
Paris Diderot University, University of Lyon, Paris Cité University[10][11][12]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[14]
Member of political party
Mouvement des Générations Capables, Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire[16][17]
Award received
National Order of the Ivory Coast[13]
Spouse
Simone Gbagbo, Nady Bamba[6]
Child
Michel Gbagbo[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[24]
Candidacy in election
2000 Ivorian presidential election[28]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[23]
Given name
Laurent[19]
Name in native language
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo[25]
Place of detention
Séguéla, Bouaké[26][27]
Pseudonym
Le boulanger d'Abidjan, Le Woody de Mama[20][21]
Residence
France, Ivory Coast[18]
Significant event
Panama Papers[22]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 47
ISNI
0000000083539124
VIAF cluster ID
7390606
Library of Congress authority ID
n80023440
GND ID
132144050
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Laurent Gbagbo (2008).jpg ↗
Africultures person ID
9970
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
285654
BBC News topic ID
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BBC Things ID
b012a2bb-1502-4cb6-bb8e-5819c09cc0c3
BIBSYS ID
90832006
Babelio author ID
321319
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11904486g
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
gbagbo-laurent
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12097560
CiNii Research ID
1980867909753765157
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Laurent-Gbagbo
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
laurent-gbagbo
FAST ID
50800
France 24 topic ID (French)
laurent-gbagbo
FranceArchives agent ID
570537030
Freebase ID
/m/012tmz
GTAA ID
98720
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
laurent-koudou-gbagbo
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0520641
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Laurent_Gbagbo
IdRef ID
026886146
JRC Names ID
185
KBR person ID
14525913
Lex ID
Laurent_Gbagbo
Munzinger person ID
00000023511
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11860419
NE.se ID
laurent-gbagbo
NL CR AUT ID
js20030728008
NUKAT ID
n2011071537
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070060479
Obálky knih ID
js20030728008
OpenSanctions ID
Laurent Gbagbo
Parsifal cluster ID
853553
Prabook ID
724542
RERO ID (legacy)
A003284806
Radio France person ID
laurent-gbagbo
SBN author ID
UBOV437337
TASS Encyclopedia person ID
gbagbo-loran
Topic's main category
Category:Laurent Gbagbo
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
452608
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfMpFD9gg4bcHTJbjTPwC
Yale LUX ID
person/62b25500-d434-46fd-8f57-926f1f2c6b55

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🔗 Connections
Educated at 3
Paris Cité University, University of Lyon, Paris Diderot University
Occupation 3
writer, politician, university teacher
Member of political party 2
Mouvement des Générations Capables, Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire
Participated in 2
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis, 2010 Ivorian presidential election
Place of detention 2
Bouaké, Séguéla
← Candidate 2
2010 Ivorian presidential election, 2000 Ivorian presidential election
Award received 1
National Order of the Ivory Coast
Candidacy in election 1
2000 Ivorian presidential election
Country of citizenship 1
Ivory Coast
Founded entities 1
Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire
Given name 1
Laurent
Heads of state of 1
Ivory Coast
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
OpenSanctions ID 1
Laurent Gbagbo
Place of birth 1
Gagnoa
Position held 1
President of the Ivory Coast
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Residence 1
France
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Panama Papers
Spouse 1
Simone Gbagbo
Spouses 1
Simone Gbagbo
← Director / manager 1
Parti des peuples africains-Côte d'Ivoire
← Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Courtauld Institute of Art
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Laurent Gbagbo
← Successful candidate 1
2000 Ivorian presidential election
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Summary

Laurent Gbagbo was born on May 31, 1945[1], in Gagnoa[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5].

FAQs

Where was Laurent Gbagbo born?

Laurent Gbagbo was born in Gagnoa[2].

Who was Laurent Gbagbo married to?

Laurent Gbagbo's spouses include Nady Bamba[6].

What did Laurent Gbagbo do for work?

Laurent Gbagbo worked as a politician[3], writer[4], and university teacher[5].

Where did Laurent Gbagbo go to school?

Laurent Gbagbo was educated at Paris Diderot University[10], University of Lyon[11], and Paris Cité University[12].

What awards did Laurent Gbagbo receive?

Honors received include National Order of the Ivory Coast[13].

Related Entities

France Gagnoa Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo Séguéla

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . universalis.fr. universalis.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Encyclopædia Universalis. editions-harmattan.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [17] ↑ . Encyclopædia Universalis. editions-harmattan.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [4] ↑ . editions-harmattan.fr. editions-harmattan.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . beninwebtv.bj. Retrieved . beninwebtv.bj. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . business.abidjan.net. business.abidjan.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . editions-harmattan.fr. editions-harmattan.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . ci.opera.news. ci.opera.news. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'bcl', 'be', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de',
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  2. 16w ago · Poro26 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → National Order of the Ivory Coast
    SBN author ID → UBOV437337
    Residence → France, Ivory Coast
    Described by source → Dictionary of African Biography
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