2012 Event President of France, Francois Holland finalizes a deal with Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara to forgive $4.7 billion dollars in debt incurred by the Ivory Coast when it was a French Colonial Power 2010 Event While world leaders back Africa's Alassane Ouattara as the Ivory Coast presidential election winner, a swearing-in ceremony is held for Laurent Gbagbo in Cote D'Ivoire 2010 Event 2 tons of elephant ivory and five rhino horns are seized in Nairobi, Kenya, the items were disguised as avocados destined for Malaysia 1997 Event "Keenan Ivory Wayan Show," premieres on Fox TV 1994 Event Air Ivory Fokker's-27 crashes at Abidjan (16 killed/1 lives) 1993 Event Ivory Coast Premier Ouattara resigns 1993 Event Henri Konan Bedie names himself President of Ivory coast 1993 Death Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 1989 Event Kenya announces worldwide ban on ivory to preserve its elephant herds 1982 Event Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release "Ebony and Ivory" in the U.K. 1981 Event Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder record "Ebony and Ivory" 1975 Birthday Claude N'Goran, born in Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro 1975 Birthday Shannon Kavanaugh, born in Boston, Massachusetts, rocker, Ivory Soul 1974 Death Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker, dies at 60 1973 Event West African Economic Community formed (Benin, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Upper Volta) 1964 Event Guinee, Liberia and Ivory Coast form joint market 1960 Event Ivory Coast claims independence from France 1960 Event Dr. Felix Houphouet-Boigny becomes president of Ivory Coast 1960 Event Ivory Coast adopts constitution 1960 Event Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoore, gains independence from France 1960 Event Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta and Niger declare independence 1958 Event Dahomey (Benin), Ivory Coast become autonomous within French Community 1958 Birthday Keenan Ivory Wayans, born in New York City, comedian, In Living Color 1958 Birthday Keenen Ivory Wayans, American Comedian 1953 Birthday Alpha Blondy, Seydou Kone, Ivory coast, reggae singer, Jerusalem 1928 Birthday James Ivory, producer/director, Howard's End, Remains of the Day 1914 Birthday Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker 1905 Birthday Felix Houphouet-Boigny, President of Ivory coast, 1960-93 1893 Event Ivory Coast becomes a French colony 1893 Death Mohara, Arab ivory/slave trader, dies in battle and is eaten 1892 Death Arthur Hodister, British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered 1889 Event Ivory Coast declared a protectorate of France 1878 Event Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap 1872 Birthday Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dayton Ohio, poet and novelist, Oak and Ivory
