What the records say
- When
- 19 Sep 2002 – 4 Mar 2007
- Kind
- Civil war
- Deaths
- 5,000
- Coordinates
- 5.36° N, 4.01° W
- Type
- Civil war
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Abidjan, Bouake
- Side a
- Ivorian government
- Side b
- Forces Nouvelles (northern rebels)
- Alliances
- Ivorian government, Forces Nouvelles (northern rebels)
Placed approximately by the source.
First Ivorian Civil War
2002–2007 civil war in Cote d'Ivoire
The First Ivorian Civil War was a civil conflict in the Ivory Coast that began with a military rebellion on 19 September 2002 and ended with a peace agreement on 4 March 2007. The conflict pitted the government of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo against a domestic insurgency led by the New Forces of Ivory Coast.
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- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
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