Paul Antoine Bohoun Bouabré (February 9, 1957 – January 10, 2012), was an Ivorian politician and economist, and confidant of former President Laurent Gbagbo.[1] An Associate Professor of Economics and economist, he was Minister of Economy and Finance and Minister of Planning and Development in Soro governments, a position he already held in the Banny government.[2]
Biography
editUpon arrival at the post of Minister of Economy and Finance, he did not inspire confidence,[citation needed] but is now recognized as the principal architect of the maintenance of the Ivorian economy. While the country was in civil war, he managed to maintain living standards, ensure the payment of officials, the national debt and the return of donors in Côte d'Ivoire. He increased the salaries of law enforcement (to deal with corruption), all without borrowing. In 2005 he "announced a draft fiscal budget of CFAfl,734.97bn, saying the amount would be generated mainly from domestic resources."[3]
In 2004, he and Hubert Oulaye signed Order No. 1437 which stated that all visa applications of contract must be approved by the Minister of Employment. In 2005 he was appointed Minister of Planning and Development, and reappointed in 2007. In 2006, he indicated his intention to take the place of governor of the BCEAO.
Bohoun was to become Governor of the Central Bank of the West Africa, to replace Charles Konan Banny, but in January 2008, Laurent Gbagbo and other West African presidents selected Philippe-Henri Dacoury-Tabley. He died in January 2012 in Jerusalem after suffering from kidney problems.[4]
References
edit- ^ Besada, Hany (1 September 2009). From Civil Strife to Peace Building: Examining Private Sector Involvement in West African Reconstruction. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-55458-052-1. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Paul-Antoine Bohoun Bouabré : vie et mort d'un patriote ivoirien". Le Nouveau Courrier (in French). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Africa research bulletin: Economic, financial, and technical series. Blackwell. 1 January 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Mieu, Baudelaire (11 January 2012). "Côte d'Ivoire : décès à Jérusalem de Paul-Antoine Bohoun Bouabré". Jeune Afrique (in French). Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.