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Laurent Gbagbo

Person of interest · Politician

Laurent Gbagbo is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Laurent Gbagbo · Λοράν Γκμπαγκμπό · Ларан Гбагбо · Лоран Гбагбо · Лоран Куду Гбагбо · 11 more...				[sources]
Other name	Kategorie:Laurent Gbagbo · Koudou Laurent Gbagbo · Laurent Gbabgo · Laurent Koudou Gbagbo · Laurent Kudu Gbagbo · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Gbabgo · Gbagbo · Le Woody de Mama · Le boulanger d'Abidjan · Γκμπαγκμπό · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1945-05-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Gagnoa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Côte d'Ivoire				[sources]
Citizenship	Côte d'Ivoire				[sources]
First name	Laurent				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q179242				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire · President of the Ivory Coast (2000-2011)				[sources]
Education	Paris Cité University · Paris Diderot University · University of Lyon				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

4th President of Ivory Coast

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Michel Gbagbo Politician	child	-	-
Nady Bamba Close Associate	spouse	2024-08-08	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Simone Gbagbo Politician	spouse	1989-01	2023-06

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,928

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,914

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Wikidata333,786

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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