January
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
10:00am. Press conference on the 2023 commemorations
Thursday, January 19
10:00am. Official launch ceremony for the 2023 commemorations, at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Foundation for Peace Research
Friday, January 20th
1:00pm. Muslim service at the Grand Mosque of Yamoussoukro
Sunday January 22nd
10:30am. Thanksgiving Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
February
Tuesday, February 7th
10:00am. Inaugural lecture: “Félix Houphouët-Boigny, a model for Ivorian and African youth”, by Pr Jean-Noel Loucou, at the Foundation’s Yamoussoukro headquarters.
Wednesday, February 8th
11:00am. Ceremony to award the Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize to the 2022 Laureate, Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany, at the Foundation’s headquarters in Yamoussoukro.
March
Tuesday, March 1st
10:00 am. Preparation of the touring caravan for the FHB exhibition
April
Wednesday, April 5th
10:00am. Public lecture on “Forced labor and its abolition”, by Dr. Alassane Diabaté, at the Université Péléforo Gon Coulibaly in Korhogo.
Saturday, April 29th
Field day for peace in Yamoussoukro: popular cross-country race, Maracana tournament, pétanque competition
May
Wednesday May 24 to Friday May 24
Training seminar on the culture of peace for staff of the Abengourou Regional Department of Culture and the Francophonie, by Dr Diénéba Doumbia.
June
Monday 19th to Saturday 24th June
23rd edition of the Open Golf de Cote d’Ivoire, with the Félix Houphouët-Boigny trophy.
July
Tuesday July 6 to Thursday July 8
Culture of peace training seminar in Guiglo department
August
Monday, August 7th
10:00am. Celebration of Independence Day
3:00pm-6:00pm. Sports activities
September
Friday, September 1st
9:00am-2:00pm Citizenship training seminar in the Haut-Sassandra region
October
Monday October 16th
10:00am. Opening of the colloquium on Houphouétisme
3pm-6pm. Conference proceedings
Tuesday, October 17th
10:00am-12:00pm. Conference proceedings
3:00pm-6:00pm. Conference proceedings
Wednesday, October 18
10am-12pm. Conference proceedings
3:00pm. Closing of the symposium
4:00pm. Final of the “Les cracks de la paix” competition, organized by Radio de la Paix
8:00pm. Official dinner. Presentation of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Research Prize
November
Friday, November 10th
Fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the FHB Foundation
8:00am-6:00pm. Open House
11:00am. Inauguration of the FHB Foundation Print Shop
5:00pm. Book signing at the Foundation bookshop
Wednesday, November 15th
National Day of Peace
8:00am-4:00pm. Sports activities
5:00pm. Public lecture on “Félix Houphouët-Boigny’s foreign policy” by Professor Kouadio N’Guessan at the FHB Foundation.
Friday, November 24th
Tribute to Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Dimbokro
Saturday, November 25th
Tribute to Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Toumodi
December
Saturday, December 2nd
Farmers pay tribute to Félix Houphouët-Boigny, at the Foundation’s Yamoussoukro headquarters
Thursday, December 7th
12:30pm. Thanksgiving mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro
4:00pm. Tribute to President Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny at Foundation headquarters in Yamoussoukro
Saturday December 16th
9pm to 6am. Grand peace concert at Place Jean-Paul II in Yamoussoukro
End of commemorations