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This figure of Ivorian politics died this Saturday at the age of 68, according to a press release from the President of the Republic Alassane Ouattara. The state of health of the politician has weakened in recent months, forcing him to entrust the reins of the Assembly to an interim.
With our correspondent in Abidjan, Sidy Yansane
The evil that gnawed at him ended up getting the better of him. Since his election as head of the National Assembly in 2019, Amadou Soumahoro had encountered health problems and had increased his travels abroad for treatment, particularly in Turkey. A disease that has never been officially disclosed by the authorities.
The occupant of the perch had returned to Abidjan at the end of March, but his absence at the opening of the parliamentary session the following month did not bode well for his state of health.
Aged 68, Amadou Soumahoro was one of President Alassane Ouattara’s trusted men. Co-founder of the ruling party RDR, now renamed RHDP, he greatly contributed to the establishment of political formation in the north of the country.
On social networks, the Head of State makes ” tribute to a great statesman », « a brave son ” from the Ivory Coast, and adds to lose ” a faithful companion, and a loyal and devoted friend “.