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past work: ivory coast post election crisis: post election crisis

After close to a decade of conflict between the north and the south, stoked by xenophobic fears, presidential elections were finally held in October 2010. Both Alassane Ouattara, a northerner, and incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo, a southerner, claimed victory, spiraling the country into a deadly civil war, claiming the lives of over 3000 people.  

Security forces and Jeune Patriots loyal to Laurent Gbagbo routinely targeted opposition neighborhoods in Abidjan with deadly force while rebels to the north targeted southern loyalists as they fought their way toward the captial.  

In April 2011, as rebels from the north fighting against Gbagbo's rule moved south toward the captial, French forces and UN Peacekeepers removed Gbago and his wife from power allowing Alassane Ouattara to take the presidential seat.  

(New York Times, Associated Press) 

  • Opposition supporters set fire to tires in reaction to recent attacks by security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo's in Treichville- Abidjan, Ivory Coast, March 2011
  • Security forces guard a pro-Gbagbo rally in Abidjan in March 2011.
  • A pro-Gbagbo supporter at a rally in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in March 2011
  • A man kisses a banner with an image of former President  Laurent Gbagbo at a rally in abidjan, Ivory Coast in March  2011
  • A bystander looks through a bullet hole in a security gate in the opposition stronghold naighborhood, Abobo in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • Karidija Cisse walks through her kitchen after it was hit by a mortar after fighting between security forces loyal to Gbagbo and opposition in Abobo, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • A woman and her children walk passed a truck destroyed in the increased fighting between security forces loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo and opposition fighters in Abobo, Ivory Coast
  • A crowd gathers across the street from the remains of a burnt truck the morning after fighting between pro-Ouatrrara supporters and security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo took place in Abobo, an opposition neighborhood of Abidjan, in January 2011.
  • A victim of escalating violence between Pro-Ouattara supporters and security forces loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo lay on the streets of Abobo neighborhood Abidjan in January 2011. Forces raided the pro-Ouattara neighborhood in the early morning hours leaving at least four dead.
  • A crowd gathers around the body of a man killed during continued fighting between President Alassane Ouattara supporters and security forces loyal to former President Laurent Gbagbo. Forces raided the pro-Ouattara neighborhood in the early morning hours leaving at least four dead.
  • Thousands of empty cocoa sacks sit on the dock due the ongoing crisis in Abidjan, at the San Pedro Port in Ivory Coast in January 2011. The San Pedro Port is the primary point for exporting raw materials, especially cocoa, out of the country. At times, cocoa sacks are emptied into vacuum containers as a method of transport overseas.
  • Men unload sacks of cocoa beans in San Pedro, Ivory Coast.  The San Pedro Port is the primary point for exporting raw materials, especially cocoa, out of the country. At times, cocoa sacks are emptied into vacuum containers as a method of transport overseas.
  • Men pile sacks of cocoa beans at a warehouse on the docks of San Pedro, Ivory Coast. Thousands of empty cocoa sacks sit on the dock at the San Pedro Port in Ivory Coast in January 2010. The San Pedro Port is the primary point for exporting raw materials, especially cocoa, out of the country. At times, cocoa sacks are emptied into vacuum containers as a method of transport overseas.
  • A small village of cocoa farmers outside of san pedro, ivory coast.  As one of the world's top producers of cocoa, the export of the bean has been severely impacted by the crisis.
  • Women and children gather at a catholic school being used as a shelter for displaced fleeing violence in abobo
  • Men gather in Koumassi- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • Amulets worn for protection, clothing and other belongings are displayed across a blood stained street after heavy fighting between pro-ouatrrara supporters and security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo in opposition neighbodhood, Abobo in Abidjan, Ivoru Coast
  • The body of a man killed due to post election crisis is brought into a morgue in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  • A Jordanian UN peacekeeper keeps watch for snipers while evacuating Lebanese expatriates in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011.
  • A Jordanian UN peacekeeper keeps watch for snipers while evacuating Lebanese expatriates in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011.
  • UN peacekeepers return fire on the main road to Koumassi in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Fierce fighting continues between forces loyal to the internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo loyalists as Gbagbo continues to refuse to step down.
  • French military pass a Jordanian UN Peacekeeping convoy on the main road to the airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Opposition forces have surrounded Laurent Gbagbo at his residence in hopes to capture him alive to allow internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara take power after four months of violence in the west African country.
  • The looted Honda offices in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Fierce fighting continues between forces loyal to the internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo loyalists as Gbagbo continues to refuse to step down.
  • A Jordanian UN peacekeeper keeps watch for snipers while evacuating Lebanese expatriates in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011.
  • Moustapha Ramadan (L) helps a young Lebanese girl out of a Jordanian UN Peacekeepers APC at the airport as foreigners are evacuated in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Young gwomen stand outside the St. Paul's Cathedral where over 1600 displaced people have been residing for the last two weeks in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Foreigners wait at the airport to be evacuated in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Young men rest on the floor of the St. Paul's Cathedral where over 1600 displaced people have been residing for the last two weeks in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • A man walks through the St. Paul's Cathedral where over 1600 displaced people have been residing for the last two weeks in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Soldiers for President Alassane Ouattara's Republican Forces gather at the former Republican Guard Headquarters in Treichville, a neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Soldiers for President elect Alassane Ouattara's Republican Forces gather at the former Republican Guard Headquarters in Treichville, a neighborhood of Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • A Republican Forces outside the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Days after Laurent Gbagbo ceded power after heavy attacks by the French and Republican Forces, control has been established of the palace after looting took place.
  • Members of the French military peacekeeping operation, LICORNE, stand guard outside the Le Wafou Hotel, a meeting place for French expatriates to be evacuated in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Republican Forces walk through the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Days after Laurent Gbagbo ceded power after heavy attacks by the French and Republican Forces, control has been established of the palace after looting took place.
  • Republican Forces soldiers walk through the damaged presidential dining room at the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Days after Laurent Gbagbo ceded power after heavy attacks by the French and Republican Forces, control has been established of the palace after looting took place.  .(Jane Hahn)
  • A Republican Forces soldier walk through a the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Days after Laurent Gbagbo ceded power after heavy attacks by the French and Republican Forces, control has been established of the palace after looting took place.
  • Weapons stored in the basement of the Presidential Palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. Days after Laurent Gbagbo ceded power after heavy attacks by the French and Republican Forces, control has been established of the palace after looting took place.  .
  • Jordanian UN Peacekeepers secure Laurent Gbagbo's Republican Guard Headquarters before removing weapons in Treichville a neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the aid of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • Jordanian UN Peacekeepers remove weapons from Laurent Gbagbo's Republican Guard Headquarters in Treichville a neighborhood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence, Laurent Gbagbo finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the aid of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
  • A Jordanian UN Peacekeeping APC passes through the entrance to the airport road in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in April 2011. After months of post election violence and thousands of deaths, Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone finally ceded power to Alassane Ouattara with the backing of French and UN forces allied with the FRCI.
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