List of heads of state of Ivory Coast

President of the
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Président de la
République de Côte d'Ivoire
Incumbent
Alassane Ouattara

since 4 December 2010
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFélix Houphouët-Boigny
Formation3 November 1960
DeputyVice President of Ivory Coast
Salary100,000 USD annually[1]

Key[change | change source]

Political parties
Other factions
Symbols
  • § Elected unopposed
  • Died in office

Presidents (1960–present)[change | change source]

No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Elected Tenure Political party Vice-President
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Félix Houphouët-Boigny
(1905–1993)
1960[§]
1965[§]
1970[§]
1975[§]
1980[§]
1985[§]

1990
3 November 1960 7 December 1993[†] 34 years, 220 days PDCI–RDA Position not established
2 Henri Konan Bédié
(1934–2023)[2]
1995 7 December 1993 24 December 1999[a] 6 years,

17 days

PDCI–RDA
3 Robert Guéï
(1941–2002)[b]
24 December 1999 26 October 2000 307 days Military
4 Laurent Gbagbo
(1945–)[c]
2000 26 October 2000 11 April 2011[d] 10 years,

167 days

FPI
5 Alassane Ouattara
(1942–)[c]
2010
2015
2020
4 December 2010 Incumbent 11 years,

343 days

RDR
Daniel Kablan Duncan

Notes[change | change source]

  1. Deposed in a coup d'état.
  2. Styled as President of the National Public Salvation Committee until 4 January 2000.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Co-claimant from 4 December 2010 to 11 April 2011.
  4. Deposed in the Second Ivorian Civil War.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. Acting President until 22 October 1995