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Commemoration Ceremony of the 25th Anniversary of the Death of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Saturday, January 27, 2018

9 am                    : Deposit of a wreath of flowers on the tomb of President Houphouët-Boigny.

10 am-11:30 am: Official launch ceremony of the year Houphouët-Boigny at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation of Yamoussoukro.

11:30 am-12 pm: Inauguration of the exhibition on the life and work of Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

12 pm                  : Cocktail

5 pm-6:30 pm   : Inaugural Conference on the theme: “Peace and Regional Integration Policy of Félix Houphouët-Boigny” by His Excellency Jean-Marie Kakou Gervais, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

 

Sunday, January 28, 2018

10:30 am            : Mass of thanksgiving at the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro.

 

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Commemorative Days of the birth of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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On October 18 and 19, 2017, the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research (FHB Foundation) revived the memory of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the founder of modern Côte d’Ivoire, through a series of events both in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, marking the anniversary of his birth; October 18, 1905. These events were called “Commemorative Days of the Birth of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny” and were furnished for two days by:

  • a mass of thanksgiving and a public lecture on the first day in Abidjan
  • and the screening of an excerpt from an animated film and the inauguration of the institution’s bookstore at its headquarters in Yamoussoukro on the second day.

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Signing ceremony of Félix Houphouët-Boigny’s book “Discours & Messages”

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On October 18, 2016, the President of the Republic, HE Mr. Alassane Ouattara, presided over the signing ceremony of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny's "Speech and Messages" book at the Abidjan District Hotel. This ceremony was organized by the Fondation Félix Houphouët-Boigny for the Research of Peace (FHB Foundation), which coincided with the 111th anniversary of the birth (October 18, 1905 - October 18, 2016) of Father of the Modern Côte d'Ivoire.

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