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Centenary of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology of Dakar

The celebrations marking the Centenary of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology (OPCF) of the University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) of Dakar, which were sponsored by President Félix HouphouëtBoigny took place from December 1 to 7, 2018 The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) took part and was represented by a delegation...Continue reading

Dedication Ceremony of Books Published on the Occasion of the Year Houphouët-Boigny

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) organized on November 30, 2018 at the FNAC in Marcory (Abidjan) a dedication ceremony of works published this year in honor of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. This event is part of the commemorative activities of the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of the “Father of the Ivorian...Continue reading

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CONFERENCE OF MR MICHEL CAMDESSUS – 01 06 2018

On Friday, June 1, 2018, Mr. Michel Camdessus, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France and former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), delivered a public lecture on the theme: "Peace and Development: Challenges of the partnership between the Africa and Europe "at the headquarters of the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Foundation for the Search...Continue reading

SPORTS DAY – YEAR FHB 2018 – DALOA – 25 05 2018

As part of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Year marking the 25th anniversary of the death of the "Apostle of Peace", the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research organized a sports day in Daloa, chief place of the Upper Sassandra Region in west-central Côte d'Ivoire. Many high school youths participated in the Football, Basketball and Handball competitions...Continue reading

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The founder of modern Côte d'Ivoire

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"Peace is not a word, it is behavior."

"Peace, which constantly needs exhortations, is a continuous acquisition, usually silent."

"The hungry man is not a free man."

"The sanctity of work also ennobles the one who carries the burdens or drives heavy machines, like the one who, in the silence of laboratories or offices, gives his task the best of his thought and care."

"It is easier to make war than to make peace."

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"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be raised."

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