Question

A leader of this country established the state-run marketing board Caistab to regulate prices of its primary export. This country’s top military commander Robert Guéï (“GWAY”) took power after a Christmas Eve coup removed its president Henri Konon Bédié (“bed-YAY”). The New Forces revolted against this country’s president in its first civil war, though a cease-fire was reached following its qualification for the (*) 2006 World Cup. (10[2])Laurent Gbagbo served as a president of this country, where French forces intervened during its second civil war to assist its current president Alassane (-5[1])Ouattara (“wa-TAH-ruh”). Despite a crash in cocoa prices, this country’s president Felix Houphouët-Boigny (“HOO-fway BWAH-knee”) spent millions on building the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in its capital. For 10 points, name this West African country governed from Yamoussoukro. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Ivory Coast [or Côte d’Ivoire]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, World History>
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