1933-FEB-22

Polity Timeline
IVORY COAST

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

French Colony of IVORY COAST

(Bingerville ^a + Grand Bassam ^b)

- IVORY COAST

1941-06-05:

Free French Colony of IVORY COAST

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1944-08-25:

French Colony of IVORY COAST

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1958-12-04:

Autonomous Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1959-12-03:

Autonomous Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

French Colony of IVORY COAST

(Bingerville ^a + Grand Bassam ^b)

- IVORY COAST

1930-01-01:

French Colony of IVORY COAST

(Bingerville ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1958-01-01:

French Overseas Territory of IVORY COAST [Government Council]

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1960-02-08:

Autonomous Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1960-08-07:

Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1964-06-13:

Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1974-01-01:

Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- IVORY COAST

1985-01-01:

Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- IVORY COAST

1997-01-01:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- COTE D´IVOIRE

2000-01-02:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- COTE D´IVOIRE

2001-01-02:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- COTE D´IVOIRE

2011-04-11:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- COTE D´IVOIRE

2013-12-19:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- COTE D´IVOIRE

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

FRANCE

1940-06-22:

FRANCE +

1940-07-26:

FREE FRANCE +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1940-08-28:

FREE FRANCE

1958-12-04:

IVORY COAST +

FRANCE +

1958-12-23:

IVORY COAST +

FRANCE +

FRENCH WEST AFRICA +

1959-05-01:

IVORY COAST +

FRANCE +

1960-08-07:

IVORY COAST

2002-09-19:

COTE D´IVOIRE +

FRANCE +

2003-02-04:

COTE D´IVOIRE +

FRANCE +

WEST AFRICAN STATES +

2004-04-04:

COTE D´IVOIRE +

FRANCE +

UNITED NATIONS +

2017-06-30:

COTE D´IVOIRE

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Bingerville + Grand-Bassam

1900-01-03:

Bingerville

1934-01-02:

Abidjan

1983-03-21:

Yamoussoukro + Abidjan

2010-12-04:

Bouaké

2011-03-30:

Yamoussoukro + Abidjan

2020-01-01:

Yamoussoukro + Abidjan + Cocody

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

CÔTE-D´IVOIRE

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

French Colony of IVORY COAST

1940-07-26:

Free French Colony of IVORY COAST

1944-08-25:

French Colony of IVORY COAST

1946-10-27:

French Overseas Territory of IVORY COAST

1957-05-17:

French Overseas Territory of IVORY COAST [Government Council]

1958-12-04:

Autonomous Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

1960-08-07:

Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

1985-10-12:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

1999-12-24:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [National Public Salvation Committee]

1999-12-27:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

2003-02-04:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [French-Ecowas Occupation]

2004-04-04:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operations in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

2007-03-04:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

2010-12-04:

New Forces Alliance of the Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

2011-03-17:

Republican Forces of COTE D´IVOIRE [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

2011-04-11:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

2017-06-30:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

Ruler changes:

1958-12-04:

Autonomous Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- Auguste Denise
(Marcel Auguste Denise)

1959-04-30:

Autonomous Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- Felix Houphouet-Boigny
(Félix Houphouët-Boigny)

1960-12-07:

Republic of Ivory Coast : RIC

(Abidjan ^a)

- President Felix Houphouet-Boigny
(Président Félix Houphouët-Boigny)

1993-12-07:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- President Henri Konan Bedie
(Président Aimé Henri Konan Bédié)

1999-12-24:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [National Public Salvation Committee]

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- President Robert Guei
(Président Robert Guéï)

2000-10-26:

Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI

(Yamoussoukro ^a + Abidjan ^d^lⁿ)

- President Laurent Gbagbo
(Président Laurent Koudou Gbagbo)

2010-12-04:

New Forces Alliance of the Republic of Cote d´Ivoire : RCI [United Nations Operation in Cote d´Ivoire – ONUCI]

(Bouake ^t)

- President Alassane Ouattara
(Président Alassane Dramane Ouattara)