Biography of Alassane Ouattara
Alasane Ouattara is an Ivorian politician who has been the President of Côte d’Ivoire (Côte d’Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF). and the Central Bank of West African States (French: Central Bank of West African States, BCEAO), and was Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to the post by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Ouattara became President of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian political party, in 1999.
Alassane Ouattara Age
Alassane Ouattara was born on January 1, 1942 in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast. He is 80 years old.
Height of Alassane Ouattara
Ouattara stands at an average height of 5 feet 8 inches.
Alassane Ouattara family
Alassane was born and raised in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast to his loving and caring parents Nabintou Cissé and Dramane Ouattara.
Spouse of Alassane Ouattara
He is married to his beautiful wife Dominique Ouattara. The couple is blessed with two children Dramane Ouattara and Fanta Ouattara.
Salary Alassane Ouattara
Alassane receives an annual salary of $167,841.00 per year.
Alassane Ouattara net worth
Ouattara has an estimated net worth of $185 million.
Career Alassane Ouattara
In April 1990, the IMF as part of the Structural Adjustment Program forced the Ivorian President, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, to accept Ouattara as Chairman of the Interministerial Coordination Committee of the Stabilization and Economic Recovery Program of Côte d’Ivoire. While holding this position, Ouattara also remained in his position as BCEAO Governor.
He then became Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire on 7 November 1990, still under the imposition of the IMF, after which Charles Conan Bani replaced him as the Interim Governor of the BCEAO. He also held the position of Minister of Economy and Finance from October 1990 to November 1993.
While serving as Prime Minister, Alassane also attempted, illegally and unconstitutionally, to exercise presidential duties for a total of 18 months, including the period from March to December 1993 when Houphouët-Boigny was ill. Houphouët-Boigny died on 7 December 1993, and Ouattara announced his death to the nation, saying “Côte d’Ivoire is an orphan”.
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