Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast’s prime minister and its ruling party’s candidate for the October presidential election, has died, President Alassane Ouattara said on Wednesday.
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“The nation was in mourning over Coulibaly’s death on Wednesday afternoon, which occurred shortly after he attended a cabinet meeting in the Presidential Palace,” President Alassane Ouattara said in a statement.
Gon Coulibaly, 61, was handpicked as Ivory Coast’s ruling RHDP party’s candidate in March for October’s presidential election.
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