Jean Konan Banny
Jean Konan Banny | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 1960 – September 1963 | |
| Preceded by | None (position first established) |
| Succeeded by | Kouadio M'Bahia Blé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1929 Divo, Ivory Coast |
| Died | May 27, 2018 (aged 88) Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Minister |
Jean Konan Banny (July 14, 1929[1] – May 27, 2018)[2] was an Ivorian politician of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI). He is the brother of Charles Konan Banny, a former Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire.[3]
A lawyer, Banny served as Minister of Defense for Côte d'Ivoire from its independence in 1960 to 1963.[1] In 1963, he was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death on charges of participating in President Félix Houphouët-Boigny's "complot du chat noir" (black cat conspiracy).[1] Meanwhile, his office was transferred to Kouadio M'Bahia Blé whose ministership lasted more than 17 years.[4] There was discontent in the army, as the generals stirred following his arrest and Houphouët-Boigny had to intervene personally to sedate the army.[5]
Banny, who personally knew Houphouët-Boigny from childhood, was pardoned and released in 1967.[1] He asked Banny to be the mayor of Yamoussoukro, though Houphouët-Boigny's successor, Henri Konan Bédié, appointed Banny as Resident Minister of the capital.[1] The Resident Minister is a member of the Council of Elders of the PDCI, which includes roughly a hundred elders.[1]
He also directed the Société fruitière du Bandama, an industrial company, which produces and exports fruit juice, mainly that of pineapples.[1] The company created the popular drink Cristelor in 1983.[6] Described as a delice d'ananas petillant, French for sparkling pineapple delight, it is popularly called pineapple champagne.[6] Banny claimed the idea "came to [him when he thought] to make a wine from pineapples" and was named after his granddaughter Cristel. He also proposed an alcoholic version of the drink.[6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Kpatindé, Francis (1999-05-11). "Jean Konan Banny". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 2008-07-31.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Décès de Jean Konan Banny, un politicien proche de Félix Houphouët-Boigny - Apanews.net". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "Time to End Shenanigans". AllAfrica. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ "Ivory Coast: Constitutional, Legal, and Administrative Structure". Library of Congress Country Studies. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ Le Vine, p. 211.
- ^ a b c May, Clifford D. (1984-03-18). "Pineapple Bubbly". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
References
[edit]- Le Vine, Victor T. (2004). Politics in Francophone Africa: The States of West and Equatorial Africa. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers. ISBN 1-58826-249-9. OCLC 54372166.
- 1929 births
- 2018 deaths
- Government ministers of Ivory Coast
- Ivorian diplomats
- Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally politicians
- 20th-century Ivorian lawyers
- Ivorian prisoners sentenced to death
- Prisoners sentenced to death by Ivory Coast
- Recipients of Ivorian presidential pardons
- Ivorian businesspeople
- People from Divo, Ivory Coast