Robert Guéï
Robert Guéï | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of Ivory Coast | |
| In office 24 December 1999 – 26 October 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Seydou Diarra |
| Preceded by | Henri Konan Bédié |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Gbagbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1941 Man Department, French West Africa |
| Died | 19 September 2002 (aged 61) Cocody, Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Nationality | Ivorian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Union for Democracy and Peace in Ivory Coast |
| Spouse | Rose Guéï (?–2002; their deaths) |
Robert Guéï (French pronunciation: [ɡe.i]; 16 March 1941 – 19 September 2002) was an Ivorian politician who served as the third president of the Ivory Coast from 24 December 1999 to 26 October 2000. He succeeded President Henri Konan Bédié after the 1999 Ivorian coup d'état and lost to Laurent Gbagbo in the ensuing 2000 Ivorian presidential election. Guéï, his wife Rose Doudou Guéï, and his children were killed on 19 September 2002 on the first day of the First Ivorian Civil War.