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Robert Guéï passed away on September 19, 2002, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. He was 71 years old. Guéï was a military officer and politician who served as the President of Côte d'Ivoire from 1999 to 2000. He seized power in a coup d'état in December 1999, and was later elected president in a controversial election in October 2000.