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Côte d’Ivoire: Here is the legacy that Houphouët left us

Starting from almost zero, without oil, gold or diamonds, and other mines in abundance, here is the legacy that Houphouët left us. two autonomous ports, one international airport plus five national airfields, the first national airline in the sub-region, two bridges in Abidjan, having himself participated in the construction of the first one just before... Continue reading

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Félix Houphouët-Boigny

The founder of modern Côte d'Ivoire

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"Peace is not a word, it is behavior."

"Peace, which constantly needs exhortations, is a continuous acquisition, usually silent."

"The hungry man is not a free man."

"The sanctity of work also ennobles the one who carries the burdens or drives heavy machines, like the one who, in the silence of laboratories or offices, gives his task the best of his thought and care."

"It is easier to make war than to make peace."

Félix Houphouët-Boigny's Quotes

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"Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be raised."

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