Alassane Ouattara is remembered in public life for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Alassane Ouattara as President of Ivory Coast since 2010.
Alassane Ouattara was born at Dimbokro in 1942. His recorded nationality is Ivory Coast. He was educated at Drexel University and The Wharton School.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The record of office reads: President of the Ivory Coast (from 2010), Minister of the Economy and Finance of Ivory Coast (1990–1993) and Chairperson of ECOWAS (2012–2013).
His political affiliation is recorded as Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally.
The test of a public life is what remained possible afterwards that had not been possible before.
Formal honours included the Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2017), Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin (2013), Order of the Star of Ghana (2017) and National Order of Niger.
That the career was made in Ivory Coast is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Achievements
- President of the Ivory Coast (from 2010)
- Minister of the Economy and Finance of Ivory Coast (1990–1993)
- Chairperson of ECOWAS (2012–2013)
- Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry — 2017
- Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin — 2013
- Order of the Star of Ghana — 2017
- National Order of Niger
- Educated at Drexel University and The Wharton School
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