The Western Media shamelessly portrayed Laurent Gbagbo as a tyrant, and his rival, Allasane Ouattara, as a democratic reformer. Neither is remotely true. Gbagbo may have been a disappointment to those who supported him, but he was pro-union, and willing to say no to Western capital. That's why he's gone.
Ouattara worked for the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO by its French acronym) and in April 1990, the wantonly corrupt President Félix Houphouët-Boigny appointed him Chairman of the Interministerial Committee for Coordination of the Stabilization and Economic Recovery Program; while holding that position, Ouattara also remained in his post as BCEAO Governor. He was subsequently named Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire by his depraved benefactor Boigny.
The government under his leadership is reverting to form and eliminating threats to itself and the capital which put it in power.
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