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Guéï was born in Kabakouma, a village in the western Man region, and was a member of the Yakouba tribe. He was a career soldier: under the French administration, he was trained at the Ouagadougou military school and the St Cyr academy. He was a firm supporter of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, and in 1990 he was made chief of the army following a mutiny. Following the death of Houphouët-Boigny in 1993, Guéï became distanced from the new leader Henri Konan BédiéAime Henri Konan Bedi (b. May 5, 1934) was leader of the Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire and President of Cote d'Ivoire from 1993 to 1999. After taking power due to the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny, he encouraged national stability but was accused of. Guéï's refusal to mobilise his troops to resolve a political struggle between Bédié and the opposition leader Alassane OuattaraAlassane Ouattara is a political leader in Cote d'Ivoire. He represents northerners, mostly immigrant workers from Burkina Faso and Mali working in the coffee and cocoa industries. He is a Moslem. Having only one parent of Ivory Coast nationality, he was in October 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja led to his dismissal. He was made a minister but sacked again in August 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan and forced out of the army in January 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t.

Bédié was overthrown in a coup on Christmas EveChristmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day, and is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as a public holiday. It falls on December 24. Many Christians traditionally celebrate a Midnight mass at midnight on Christmas Eve, m, 1999. Although the coup was not led by Guéï, the popular general was encouraged out of retirement to head the juntaThere are a number of things that junta hUn-tah could refer to: It can be a military dictatorship. See also Military rule. In History of Spain, junta ("coming-together") was the name chosen by several local administrations forming in Spain during the Peni until the next elections. In the October 2000 elections, Guéï was defeated by Laurent GbagboLaurent Koudou Gbagbo (born May 31, 1945) is the president of Cote d'Ivoire (since 2000). From Gagnoa, he was professor of English at the University of Cocody-Abidjan, and later dean of the faculty of Languages and Cultures. He founded the Ivorian People' of the Ivorian Popular Front, but he refused to recognize the result and it took a spate of street protests to bring Gbagbo to power. Guéï fled to Gouessesso, near the Liberian border, but remained a figure in the political scene. He was included in a reconciliation forum in 2001 and agreed to refrain from undemocratic methods.

Guéï withdrew from the forum agreement in September 2002, but was killed in the Cocody district of Abidjan during an attempted coup. His wife and the interior minister, Emile Boga Doudou, were also killed.