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Marcel Amon-Tanoh

Marcel Amon-Tanoh

Ivorian politician

Marcel Amon-Tanoh (born November 25, 1951, Abidjan) is an Ivorian politician.

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He started working in France as a researcher at the Institute for Scientific, Economic and Commercial Research. After this French experience, he became the Secretary General of the City Hall of Cocody, an elite neighborhood in the Abidjan department, for several months. From 1991 to 1995, he was Secretary General of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire.

In addition to his political career, Marcel Amon-Tano was also involved in business. He was the managing director of a Parisian clothing company, then of an agricultural import and export company, and director of an agro-industrial company. Since 2001, he has devoted himself fully to his role as a public servant, serving as Minister of Tourism (2003-2005), and Chief of Staff to the President (2010-2012).[2]

He has served as the Minister of Foreign Minister of the Ivory Coast from 25 November 2016 until 19 March 2020, under President Alassane Ouattara.

In November 2016, President Ouattara dismissed then-Foreign Minister Albert Toikeusse Mabri and appointed Amon-Tanoh as interim foreign minister. Two months later, Oattara retained Amon-Tanoh as his permanent foreign minister as part of a January 2017 cabinet reshuffle.[3] Amon-Tanoh resigned on 19 March 2020.[4]

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    Média, Prisma. "Marcel Amon Tanoh - La biographie de Marcel Amon Tanoh avec Gala.fr". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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    Bavier, Joe (2019-01-11). "Ivory Coast's Ouattara slims down government in modest reshuffle". Reuters News. Archived from the original on 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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    "Côte d'Ivoire : Marcel Amon-Tanoh démissionne du gouvernement – Jeune Afrique".


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