2000 Ivorian presidential election

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The 2000 Ivorian presidential election was a highly contested and violent vote in Côte d'Ivoire that deepened political and ethnic divisions and helped trigger the First Ivorian Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf presidential election ⓘ
aftermath clashes between security forces and protesters ⓘ
dozens of deaths ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ
street protests in Abidjan ⓘ
alsoKnownAs élection présidentielle ivoirienne de 2000 ⓘ
capitalCityContext Abidjan ⓘ
caused deepening ethnic divisions in Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
deepening political divisions in Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
characterizedBy boycott by major opposition figures ⓘ
controversy ⓘ
violence ⓘ
controversy allegations of electoral fraud ⓘ
disputed official results ⓘ
country Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
Ivory Coast ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Ivoire
defeated Robert Guéï ⓘ
electedOffice President of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
endDate 2000-10-22 ⓘ
excludedCandidate Alassane Ouattara ⓘ
Henri Konan Bédié ⓘ
followed 1995 Ivorian presidential election ⓘ
followedBy 2010 Ivorian presidential election ⓘ
impact erosion of confidence in electoral institutions ⓘ
polarization between north and south of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
strengthening of concept of "ivoirité" in politics ⓘ
internationalReaction concern from international observers ⓘ
criticism over exclusion of candidates ⓘ
languageContext French ⓘ
legalFramework Ivorian Constitution of 2000 ⓘ
location Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
mainIssue eligibility of opposition candidates ⓘ
ethnic and regional tensions ⓘ
national identity law ⓘ
mainOpponent Robert Guéï ⓘ
organizedBy military junta of Robert Guéï ⓘ
partOf Ivorian electoral cycle ⓘ
precededBy 1999 Ivorian coup d'état ⓘ
reasonForExclusion application of "ivoirité" nationality criteria ⓘ
disputed nationality of Alassane Ouattara ⓘ
relatedConflict First Ivorian Civil War ⓘ
result Laurent Gbagbo became President of Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
startDate 2000-10-22 ⓘ
timePeriod October 2000 ⓘ
triggered First Ivorian Civil War ⓘ
votingSystem two-round system (de facto single round due to boycott and exclusions) ⓘ
winner Laurent Gbagbo ⓘ

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First Ivorian Civil War → relatedEvent → 2000 Ivorian presidential election ⓘ
2000 Ivorian presidential election → alsoKnownAs → élection présidentielle ivoirienne de 2000 ⓘ
linked to: 2000 Ivorian presidential election