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Two Presidents of Ivory Coast

The chocolate industries of the world have been watching the elections in Ivory Coast, Africa very closely.  And the results are making some people nervous.

On December 4, 2010, both the incumbent and the challenger took the oath of office as president.

Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent, was declared the winner by the Constitutional Council after rejecting the Electoral Commission’s vote count from the November 28 election.  Gbagbo’s opponent, Alassane Ouattara, allegedly won the vote on that day but is accused of rigging the results in the northern states.
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