Michel Amani N'Guessan

Michel Amani N'Guessan
Minister of Defence
In office
April 7, 2007 – December 6, 2010
Prime MinisterGuillaume Soro
Preceded byRené Aphing Kouassi
Succeeded byAlain Dogou
Minister of National Education
In office
January 2000 – April 7, 2007
PresidentRobert Guéï
Succeeded byGilbert Bleu-Lainé
Personal details
Born1957 (age 67–68)
Messoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
Political partyIvorian Popular Front
Alma materUniversity of Abidjan
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Michel Amani N'Guessan (born 1957) is an Ivorian politician and the former[1] defence minister of Côte d'Ivoire for the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).[2]

Biography

Born in Messoukro[3] village[4] in 1957, N'Guessan graduated from the University of Abidjan in 1984, with a specialisation in history and geography. He subsequently became a teacher and taught from 1985 to 1999, joining the FPI in 1990.[3]

N'Guessan was appointed Minister of National Education in January 2000,[3] during the military rule of Robert Guéï, and retained this post[5][6][7][8] until April 7, 2007, when he assumed the position of defence minister.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire". World Leaders. Central Intelligence Agency. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
  2. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire". OT Africa Line. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Biographie du Ministre" (in French). Ministère de l'Education Nationale. 2004. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  4. ^ Dujarric, Stephane (2005-12-20). "Highlights of the Spokesman's Noon Briefing". United Nations. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  5. ^ Lanoue, Eric (2003). "Gender and Education for All: The Leap to Equality – Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). Education for All Global Monitoring Report. UNESCO. pp. 16–27. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  6. ^ "List of ministers in Ivory Coast's new government". AFP. 2002-08-05.
  7. ^ "The Full List of Cote d'Ivoire's Transition Cabinet". Panafrican News Agency. 2005-12-28.
  8. ^ "Two ministers dropped in new expanded Ivorian cabinet". Television Ivoirienne, Abidjan. BBC Worldwide Monitoring. 2006-09-16.
  9. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire: Office of the President announces new 33-member cabinet". BBC Monitoring Africa. 2007-04-07.