Amadou Soumahoro
Amadou Soumahoro | |
|---|---|
 Soumahoro in 2019 | |
| President of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 7 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | François Paradis |
| President of the National Assembly of Ivory Coast | |
| In office 7 March 2019 – 7 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Guillaume Soro |
| Succeeded by | Adama Bictogo (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 October 1953 Séguéla, French Ivory Coast, French West Africa |
| Died | 7 May 2022 (aged 68) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Nationality | Ivorian |
| Political party | RHDP |
| Education | Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny Institut français des relations internationales |
Amadou Soumahoro (31 October 1953 – 7 May 2022) was an Ivorian politician.[1] He served in the National Assembly constituency of Séguéla and was President of the National Assembly from 7 March 2019 until his death on 7 May 2022.[2] He also served as President of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie from 9 July 2019 until his death.[3]
Biography
[edit]Amadou was the son of Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) politician Losseni Soumahoro, and was the second of four children.[4] He attended secondary school at the Lycée technique d'Abidjan and obtained a baccalauréat in social economics. He was admitted to the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny and the Institut français des relations internationales, where he earned a degree in international commerce in 1979. In 1982, he moved to Switzerland and studied development of commercial relations at the International Center Cointrin.
Political career
[edit]From 1986 to 1990, Soumahoro led the activity coordination committee of the PDCI-RDA in the department of Séguéla. He then worked at the party headquarters from 1990 to 1993 while serving as a member of the municipal council of Séguéla from 1991 to 1994. On 27 June 1994, he became a founding member of the Rally of the Republicans and was its acting secretary-general from July 2011 to September 2017.[5] He also served as president of the board of directors of the Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) from February 2015 to September 2017.
Municipal and legislative office
[edit]From 1996 to 2013, Soumahoro was mayor of Séguéla. On 11 December 2011, he was elected to represent the town in the National Assembly.[3] On 7 March 2019, he was elected to serve as the 7th President of the National Assembly, succeeding Guillaume Soro.[6][7] In January 2022, Adama Bictogo took on his responsibilities in this office.[8][9] Upon Soumahoro's death, Bictogo became acting President of the National Assembly.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: décès du Président de l'Assemblée nationale Amadou Soumahoro". La Dernière Heure (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "SEM Amadou Soumahoro". Assemblée nationale (in French).
- ^ a b "Biographie d'Amadou Soumahoro". Assemblée parliamentaire de la Francophonie (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ Duhem, Vincent (18 March 2019). "Côte d'Ivoire : Amadou Soumahoro, un anti-Soro et fidèle de Ouattara à la tête de l'Assemblée". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Boisbouvier, Christophe (16 November 2012). "Amadou Soumahoro, secrétaire général du Rassemblement des républicains (RDR)". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: Amadou Soumahoro prend la tête de l'Assemblée nationale". Radio France Internationale (in French). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "En Côte d'Ivoire, Amadou Soumahoro élu président de l'Assemblée nationale". BBC News (in French). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Richard, Florence (17 April 2021). "Côte d'Ivoire : en l'absence de Soumahoro, Bictogo devient le vrai patron de l'Assemblée". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ Duhem, Vincent (5 February 2022). "Côte d'Ivoire : Amadou Soumahoro récupèrera-t-il le perchoir ?". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire : Amadou Soumahoro, un fidèle parmi les fidèles d'Alassane Ouattara, est décédé". Jeune Afrique (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.