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Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of Ivory Coast, from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993. A physician and wealthy planter, he founded the African Agricultural Union in 1944, sat in the French National Assembly, where he secured the abolition of forced labour in 1946, and led the African Democratic Rally. He kept close ties with France and presided over a long export-led boom.
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