Philippe Yacé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Philippe Yacé

Ivorian politician

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1920

Place of Birth: Jacqueville, Ivory Coast

Date of Death: 29-Nov-1998

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: France, Ivory Coast

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Philippe Yacé

  • Philippe Grégoire Yacé (January 23, 1920 – November 29, 1998) was an Ivorian politician and one time president of the National Assembly. A teacher by training, Yacé was among the founders of a trade union for instructors; he also served as the secretary general of the country's lone political party, the PDCI, for 15 years before the post was abolished.
  • He was president of the Legislative Assembly and of the National Assembly, and from 1980 headed the High Court.
  • He then served as the president of the economic and social council up until his death in 1998.
  • He also served as mayor of Jacqueville, a deputy for the same constituency, a senator, and the spiritual leader of the "3A" (the alladian, aïzi, and akouri).
  • He was the so-called "dauphin" of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, with whom he collaborated closely for much of his career, and it was widely expected that he would be Houphouët-Boigny's successor upon the former's retirement.
  • But the elder statesman became wary of the influence Yacé was wielding, and in 1980 effectively disowned him, ending his political career. Yacé died in Abidjan in 1998.

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