Ivory Coast: Aboudramane Sangaré, loyal Laurent Gbagbo, died

On Ivory Coast, Aboudramane Sangaré, chairman of the protracted Edge of the People's Front of Côte d'Ivoire, died in Abidjan on Saturday (3 November). Laurent Gbagbo was faithful 15 days in a serious condition at the hospital. Had cancer. He who was sometimes called the "guardian of the temple" embodied the hard edge of the FPI, today against President Ouattara.

This is another blow to the People's Front of Côte d'Ivoire. Ten days after the disappearance of the former Director-General of Abidjan's autonomous port, Marcel Gossio, Another pillar of Laurent Gbagbo's regime that goes away. What is nicknamed " the guardian of the temple " Sangaré Aboudramane, Laurent Gbagbo was a historical companion. Half a century of friendship, which was still in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the former head of state, also suffered in the fall and imprisonment.

Two weeks ago he was hospitalized at the Hôtel Dieu in Abidjan, Aboudramane Sangaré died at the age of 72. With this disappearance, the FPI lost one of its most respected figures, and the Gbagbo clan was a powerful ally, who continued armed mobilization in the country.

To the death of friendship

Since the meeting of the Abidjan University in the 1970s, the discreet Aboudramane Sangare has always been on the side and sometimes remained in the shadow of Laurent Gbagbo. The two men are in contravention of the policy of Felix Houphouet-Boigny, which in 1971 is imprisoned for the first time.

Lawyer Aboudramane Sangaré in 1982 with Laurent and Simone Gbagbo, including the secret of REIT's future, which actually saw the day in 1988 and is a natural founding member. When the party was recognized in 1990, Sangaré forced Bedi Henry Konan Bédié into new prison sentences in 1994 and 1995.

In 2000, Gbagbo presided over the appointment of the Foreign Minister for a two-year post. Sangaré leaves the government, but friendship with the Gbagbo pair is not weakened. He is with them during his arrest on April 11, 2011 in Abidjan. The fourth stay of the Sangaré Aboudramane quarter appeared two years later.

When the FPI sobbing in after years, Sangaré takes the "Gbagbo or nothing" line. He supports the boycott of the elections as long as the former president is imprisoned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Hague. The leader of the opposition party, who believed that his mentor was a hostage to the International Criminal Court, committed himself to the leader of a dissident group within a political party, the main goal before the release of Laurent Gbagbo. consider the readmission of power. This faction of extreme FPI continues to attack Alassane Ouattara, his current head of state, who considers himself authoritarian and non-democratic.

Three months ago when they were released from prison, Simone Gbagbo paid tribute to the woman presented on Saturday when she announced her death. the everyday friend ".

To the last breath, Aboudramane Sangare was close and was the guardian of Gbagbo Temple.

The FPI's intentions to participate

In a statement by the party's secretary-general, Assoa Adou, the referendum in Côte d'Ivoire celebrates Aboudramane Sangaré, the first Vice-President and the FPI's provisional president.

" In this painful circumstance President Laurent Gbagbo and the leadership of the party bowed and welcomed the memory of the disappearance of the illusion. Their deepest condolences to Comrade Sangaré and the biological and political families of Ivory Coast "We could Read.

" President Laurent Gbagbo calls on the FPI activists and the entire Ivory Coast people for an exemplary mobilization that is paying tribute to Côte d'Ivoire with deserved respect. President Laurent Gbagbo, however, also states that the political activities of the FPI will be suspended until the end of the funeral ", The statement concludes.

"An extremely honest man"

Côte d'Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo learned about the death of Aboudramane Sangare from Scheveningen's jail where he is currently held. Bernard Houdin, an adviser to Laurent Gbagbo, joins the RFI, keeps in mind the image of a fair man and joins his party.