Laurent Dona Fologo
Ivorian politician (1939–2021)
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Laurent Dona Fologo (12 December 1939 – 5 February 2021) was an Ivorian politician.[1]
Biography
Fologo attended the École supérieure de journalisme de Lille,[2] and subsequently became Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Fraternité Matin. He then served in various ministerial positions in the cabinet of Félix Houphouët-Boigny and became Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PCDI).[3] During the First Ivorian Civil War, he helped to participate in the negotiations between Togo and the Economic Community of West African States.[4] He also participated in the Linas-Marcoussis Accords as a member of the PCDI.[5] Additionally, he served as President of the Economic and Social Council until 19 May 2011.
Laurent Dona Fologi died in Abidjan on 5 February 2021 at the age of 81 from COVID-19.[6][7]
