In what year did Laurent Gbagbo become president?
1999
2000
2002
2010
Answer
Laurent Gbagbo became president in 2000. He was the leader of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and won the 2000 presidential election in a runoff against then-President Henri Konan Bédié. Gbagbo's presidency was marked by political instability and conflict, including a civil war that began in 2002.
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