First Ivorian Civil War

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The First Ivorian Civil War was a conflict in Côte d’Ivoire from 2002 to 2007 that split the country between rebel-held north and government-controlled south, drawing in regional and international peacekeeping forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
alsoKnownAs First Ivorian Civil War
surface form: Ivorian Civil War (2002–2007)
belligerent Forces Nouvelles de Côte d’Ivoire
Government of Côte d’Ivoire
Ivorian Popular Movement of the Great West
Loyalist militias
Movement for Justice and Peace
Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire
cause disputes over nationality and eligibility to run for president
longstanding north–south political and economic tensions
political crisis following the 2000 Ivorian presidential election
ceasefireAgreement Accra III Agreement
surface form: Accra peace agreements

Linas-Marcoussis Agreement
Ouagadougou Political Agreement
consequence deployment of UN peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire
economic disruption in Côte d’Ivoire
increased ethnic and regional polarization
large-scale internal displacement of civilians
country Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Côte d’Ivoire
endDate 2007
frontLine north–south line roughly along the 8th parallel
involvedParty ECOWAS Monitoring Group
surface form: ECOWAS peacekeeping forces

ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

France
French forces in Côte d’Ivoire
surface form: French peacekeeping force Opération Licorne

United Nations
United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
keyFigure Alassane Ouattara
Guillaume Soro
Laurent Gbagbo
Laurent Gbagbo
surface form: Robert Guéï
languageUsed French
location Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Ivory Coast

West Africa
peaceProcessMediator Blaise Compaoré
ECOWAS
France
regionAffected Abidjan
Bouaké
Korhogo
relatedConflict Second Ivorian Civil War
relatedEvent 2000 Ivorian presidential election
2010–2011 Ivorian crisis
result creation of a rebel-held north and government-controlled south
de facto partition of Côte d’Ivoire
startDate 2002
status ended by political agreement and power-sharing arrangements
triggerEvent September 2002 mutiny by soldiers in Abidjan and other cities

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Accra III Agreement partOfProcess First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian peace process
Second Ivorian Civil War precededBy First Ivorian Civil War
UNOCI conflict First Ivorian Civil War
UNOCI theatreOfOperations First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian Civil War
First Ivorian Civil War alsoKnownAs First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian Civil War (2002–2007)
French forces in Côte d’Ivoire deployedDuring First Ivorian Civil War
French forces in Côte d’Ivoire conflictContext First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian Civil War
Linas-Marcoussis Agreement conflictAddressed First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian Civil War
Linas-Marcoussis Agreement conflictAddressed First Ivorian Civil War
Ouagadougou Political Agreement conflictAddressed First Ivorian Civil War
Operation Licorne conflict First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian Civil War
ECOWAS Monitoring Group conflict First Ivorian Civil War
this entity surface form: Ivorian Civil Conflict