Pierre Kipré

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Ivorian writer, historian Pierre Kipré

Pierre Kipré (born 23 February 1945 in Daloa) is a historian and writer from Ivory Coast. He is a former student of the École normale supérieure in Abidjan.

Pierre Kipré was ambassador of Ivory Coast in France with residence in Paris until 2010. He was replaced by Ally Coulibaly [fr]. During the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis, he sided with president Laurent Gbagbo.

In 1987, his book Villes de Côte d’Ivoire (1893–1940) earned him the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.

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