French people in Ivory Coast
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French Ivorians are those who were born in or reside in Ivory Coast, who descend from French community. There was a small but prominent French community in Ivory Coast until 2002, when a failed coup d'état and civil war led to anti-French riots.[1] Of the 20,000 living in the country at the start of the conflict, by 2004 only 15,000 remained.[2]
Population graph
| Year | White population | % of pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30,000[3] | .009%[4] |
| 1980 | 60,000[3] | .007%[4] |
| 2002 | 20,000[1] | .001%[4] |
| 2004 | 15,000[2] | .0009%[4] |
Notable people
- Dominique Ouattara (born 1954), current First Lady of Ivory Coast (2011-present)
References
- ^ a b Harman, Danna. "Hearts heavy, whites feeling driven from Africa". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b "French fears in Ivory Coast". BBC. 2004-01-19. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b "Ivory Coast - The Economy". countrystudies.us. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
- ^ a b c d countrymeters.info. "Cote d'Ivoire population 2015 | Current population of Cote d'Ivoire". countrymeters.info. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
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