Overview of Yamoussoukro

Yamoussoukro is the political and administrative capital of Cote d’ivoire and an autonomous district of the country. Located 240 kilometers (150 mi) north-west of Abidjan, the administrative centre on the coast. Yamoussoukro is the site of what is claimed to be the largest Christian place of worship, The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, consecrated by Pope John Paul II on 10 September 1990.

8a69daad555da9e0cd69bba596157ced

History

Queen Yamoussou, the niece of Kouass N’Go, ran the city of N’Gokro in 1929 at the time of French colonization. The village then comprised 429 inhabitants, and was one of 134 AkouĂ© cities. The village of N’Gokro was renamed Yamoussoukro, the suffix Kro meaning town in Baoule.

After 1964, the President Félix Houphouët-Boigny made ambitious plans and started to build. One day in 1965, later called the Great Lesson of Yamoussoukro, he visited the plantations with the leaders of the county, inviting them to transpose to their own villages the efforts and agricultural achievements of the region. On 21 July 1977, Houphouët offered his plantations to the State.

In March 1983, President HouphouĂ«t-Boigny made Yamoussoukro the political and administrative capital of Ivory Coast, as the city was his birthplace. This marked the fourth movement of the country’s capital city in a century. Ivory Coast’s previous capital cities were Grand-Bassam (1893), Bingerville (1900), and Abidjan (1933). The majority of economic activity still takes place in Abidjan, and it is officially designated as the “economic capital” of the country.

  • UNUSUAL TOUR OF GRAND-BASSAM UNUSUAL TOUR OF GRAND-BASSAM
    • Date: Saturday, 4 July, 2020 - 10:00 Description: Time: 09:00 Price : 12 000 FCFA / 10 000 FCFA member Venue: Grand Bassam Infoline: +225 05 91...
    • Sponsored Ad

Event Calendar

<< Dec 2024 >>
MTWTFSS
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 1 2 3 4 5

MORE IDEAS

LATEST NEWS