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Laurent Gbagbo
Information about this person was last updated on Thursday, February 9, 2012.
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UN, France target Gbagbo palace
February 17, 2011 - May 8, 2011
Ivory ex-leader charges revealed
November 29, 2011 - December 16, 2011
15 dead as Israel boards Gaza-bound ships
February 9, 2011 - April 13, 2011
Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Charges Gbagbo with Economic Crimes
August 10, 2011 - August 19, 2011
Ouattara inaugurated as Ivory Coast president
May 21, 2011 - May 26, 2011
Report: 7 foreigners kidnapped in Lebanon
April 3, 2011 - April 9, 2011
Coalition allies continue Libya air strikes
March 30, 2011 - April 11, 2011
Ban Ki-moon elected for second term as UN leader
June 18, 2011 - June 22, 2011
Corpses, weapons collected in Ivory Coast's main city
April 15, 2011 - April 18, 2011
British royal wedding ceremony under way
April 13, 2011 - April 17, 2011
Violence over Nigeria election
April 21, 2011 - April 21, 2011
Obama says world safer without Bin Laden
April 8, 2011 - April 8, 2011
Zimbabwe's Anglicans forced to worship in pubs
March 24, 2011 - March 24, 2011
France burka ban: Two arrested in Paris protest
April 13, 2011 - April 13, 2011
In Easter message, pope urges diplomacy in Libya
April 24, 2011 - April 24, 2011
Libya conflict in pictures: the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi
January 10, 2012 - January 10, 2012
Govt to take forward policy of empowering women: Gilani
March 9, 2011 - March 9, 2011
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[ said]: I was arrested under French bombs,[*]It was the French army that did the job.
aljazeera 09-DEC-11
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[ said]: I was arrested under French bombs,
news24 05-DEC-11
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[-said]: About 50 French tanks had surrounded the residence, while helicopters were firing bombs. Under these circumstances I was arrested,
ibtimes 05-DEC-11
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[-said]: If I am being accused it means that there is evidence on the basis of which I am being accused ... I would like to see what that evidence is, I will challenge that evidence, and then you hand down your judgment,
aljazeera 05-DEC-11
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[saying:]: their place is with us
news24 12-AUG-11
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[indicated that:]: his desire is to see normalcy restored in the country as soon as possible.
peopledaily 04-MAY-11
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[-told]: I insist that there be an economic and security revival, and after that we can talk about politics,
aljazeera 03-MAY-11
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[-said]: Thank you for being here,
news24 03-MAY-11
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[-added that]: must get back to their barracks.
news 22-APR-11
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[-insisted]: I am acting according to the constitution. I am the president who was declared by the constitutional council, the only institution with the mandate to announce the final electoral results. I am therefore Cote d'Ivoire's legitimate president,
peopledaily 14-APR-11
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[ said]: I’m getting calls of distress from all over the city from party members who fear for their lives,
examiner 13-APR-11
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[said was:]: Don't kill me!
smh 12-APR-11
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[adding that:]: all measures are being taken
globalsecurity 12-APR-11
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[-asked]: there are pockets of resistance here and there.
cnn 12-APR-11
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[-said]: I would wish to appeal that we put down our weapons and end this conflict through dialogue,
peopledaily 12-APR-11
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[says:]: the fighting is over,
voanews 12-APR-11
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[-said]: I want us to lay down arms and to enter the civilian part of the crisis, which should be completed rapidly for life in the country to resume,
smh 11-APR-11
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[-had described]: Our greatest duty to our country is to defend it from foreign attack.
usaToday 11-APR-11
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[-declared]: No one has the right to call on foreign armies to invade his country,
newschannel5 11-APR-11
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[-says]: callous disregard for the welfare of the Ivorian people, who will again suffer amid renewed heavy fighting in Abidjan.
voanews 10-APR-11
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[ said]: We are simply defending ourselves,
CBC 10-APR-11
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[adding that:]: the end is now in sight.
kuna 08-APR-11
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[-asked]: When it rains, can't one take shelter inside one's house?
CBSnews 07-APR-11
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[-said]: I am in the residence - the residence of the president of the republic,
CBSnews 07-APR-11
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[-insisted that]: I won the election and I'm not negotiating my departure. I find it absolutely incredible that the entire world is playing this ... game of poker.
guardian 06-APR-11
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[-told]: I do not recognize the victory of Ouattara... Why would you want me to sign this?
hurriyetdailynews 06-APR-11
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[also said:]: I’m not a kamikaze. I love life. My voice is not the voice of a martyr. I do not seek death. To die is not my goal here.
IHT 06-APR-11
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[-told]: The army has called for the suspension of hostilities … and it is currently discussing the conditions of a cease-fire with the other forces on the ground, but on a political level no decision has yet been taken,
latimes 06-APR-11
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[-had told]: We are not at the negotiating stage. And my departure from where? to go where?
trust 06-APR-11
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[-told]: Hunkered in a bunker
aljazeera 06-APR-11
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Moreno-Ocampo [-said]: I will focus on Gbagbo but I cannot do the rebel forces,
guardiannewsngr 19-DEC-11
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Moreno-Ocampo [-told]: When we investigated Gbagbo it was because we have evidence against him. If there is evidence against others, we will do it,
france24 16-DEC-11
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Alain [-said]: The presence of president Laurent Gbagbo in the dock is clearly a judicial error, a swindle, a move to liquidate him politically, socially and physically,
guardiannewsngr 06-DEC-11
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Rawlings [-said]: I have learnt with dismay reports that deposed President Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire has been transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, November 29th, following a speedy indictment, in total violation of relevant international code of procedures and in total disregard for the demands of peace in Cote d’Ivoire,
afriquejet 06-DEC-11
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Alain [-said]: The presence of President Laurent Gbagbo in the dock is clearly a judicial error, a swindle, a move to liquidate him politically, socially and physically,
montrealgazette 05-DEC-11
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Ouattara [-said]: It was done in the greatest discretion. There were no images of Gbagbo in handcuffs, we respected his dignity as an Ivorian and as a former head of state,
news24 03-DEC-11
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Brody [ said]: This is a great day for Laurent Gbagbo’s victims, for the people of Cote d’Ivoire, for international justice,
japantoday 01-DEC-11
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Koulibaly [-told]: The causes of the Ivorian crisis are political and not ethnic. There is a personalised hatred among the leaders of the three big parties, Laurent Gbagbo, Henri Konan Bedie et Alassane Ouattara
allafrica 29-SEP-11
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Ouattara [said:]: Of course, he [Gbagbo] will be tried in Cote d'Ivoire for economic crimes; but will also be tried by the International Criminal Court - at our demand - in order to ensure that the trial is transparent.
allafrica 15-SEP-11
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Nana Akufo-Addo [-asked]: We want to know if Gbagbo is playing games with us,
allafrica 06-SEP-11
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Ouattara [-said]: The Dozo appear to target the Guere ethnic group, who are perceived to be supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
cnn 28-JUL-11
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Haq [ said]: (OHCHR) believes that killings took place on April 12 by pro- Gbagbo militia and that those killed are all males,
peopledaily 10-MAY-11
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Tutu [-said]: (Gbagbo) said that he had to heal the wounds of the country,
news24 06-MAY-11
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Tutu [-said]: [Gbagbo] said that he had to heal the wounds of the country. That is why we are encouraged,
news24 03-MAY-11
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Soro [-declared]: I categorically deny this information because it’s false. The war started and we arrested the former President Laurent Gbagbo and no Ghanaian was arrested as part of the people who were assisting him. I came here to thank President Atta Mills for the fact that during the war, nothing was taken as arms from Ghana. I want to thank him for his involvement in the peace process in Cote d’Ivoire
ghanaweb 03-MAY-11
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Anne Ouloto [-said]: He is one of the pillars of the Laurent Gbagbo regime, especially in directing militias. He transformed the Young Patriots into militiamen, giving weapons to the people,
abc 17-APR-11
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf [ said]: I was very sad when I saw the photographs of how former President Gbagbo was arrested,
msnbc 17-APR-11
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Odinga [-said]: I saw it coming. Gbagbo was digging for a war I knew he couldn’t win and I told him as much. His troops had been very demoralized,
afriquejet 14-APR-11
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Hamadoun Toure [-said]: The helicopter transporting Laurent Gbagbo took off at 12.40pm heading to the north of the country,
DailyNation 14-APR-11
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Ouattara [-said]: As I speak to you, Mr Laurent Gbagbo is no longer at the Golf Hotel, he is in Ivory Coast, well secured,
news24 13-APR-11
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Ouattara [-said]: Mr Laurent Gbagbo is a former head of state, he must be treated with consideration.
news24 13-APR-11
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Thierry Burkhard [said:]: Just after 3pm, the ex-president Laurent Gbagbo handed himself over to the Republican Forces of Ivory Coast.
sundaymail 13-APR-11
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Ouattara [-has blamed]: In the western part of the country, people suspected of being pro-Gbagbo are also terrified. Many are hiding in the bush after their villages were burned down. They need to be protected.
cnn 13-APR-11
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Hamadoun Toure [-said]: The helicopter transporting Laurent Gbagbo took off at 12:40 pm (1240 GMT) heading to the north of the country,
smh 13-APR-11
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Hamadoun Toure [-said]: The helicopter transporting Laurent Gbagbo took off at 12:40 pm (1240 GMT, 8.40pm Singapore time) heading to the north of the country,
channelnewsasia 13-APR-11
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Coulibaly [-said]: We must not in any way make a royal gift to Laurent Gbagbo in making him a martyr,
examiner 12-APR-11
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Hamadoun Toure [ said]: Mr. Gbagbo and his wife have been arrested and they are in custody,[*] said Hamadoun Toure, the spokesman for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast. Toure says no U.N. troops were involved in Mr. Gbagbo's capture which he says was carried out by fighters supporting internationally-recognized president Alassane Ouattara. Those fighters were backed by French special forces who used a convoy of more than 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers to advance on the compound, where Mr. Gbagbo was holding out in an underg
globalsecurity 12-APR-11
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Elisabeth Byrs [ said]: At the moment, the capture of Laurent Gbagbo does not change the humanitarian situation,
swissinfo 12-APR-11
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Bamba [-said]: Mr Gbagbo was arrested, he is alive and well and he will be brought to justice for the crimes he has committed,
smh 12-APR-11
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Obama [-said]: The United States welcomes the decisive turn of events in Cote d'Ivoire, as former president Laurent Gbagbo's illegitimate claim to power has finally come to an end,
kuna 12-APR-11
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Bamba [-said]: Mr. Gbagbo was arrested, he is alive and well and he will be brought to justice for the crimes he has committed,
news 12-APR-11
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Toure [-said]: We had targeted and hit several different places where we found heavy weapons, not only the areas around Gbagbo’s residence, but all places where we know that there are heavy weapons,
ngrguardiannews 12-APR-11
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