Ivory Coast military coup

Title

Ivory Coast military coup

Genre

News report

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:34

Description

Report on a press conference featuring French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing where he reponded to questions regarding the military coup in the Ivory Coast which removed former French ally Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa, and on allegations of gifts to him including of diamonds from Bokassa, made in the magazine Le Canard Enchaine. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Revolutions; International relations; France; Mass media; Political corruption; Presidents; Africa; Political leaders; Dictatorship; Valery Giscard d’Estaing; Jean-Bedel Bokassa; Bilateral relations; Ivory Coast; Diamonds

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