[1] He served as Foreign Minister of Ivory Coast from October 2000 to March 2003 under President Laurent Gbagbo, a close political ally.
[2][3] Sangare was president of a dissident, pro-Gbagbo faction of Ivorian Popular Front members at the time of his death in 2018.
[2] He and his faction of the FPI condemned the government of President Alassane Ouattara as "undemocratic" at rallies calling for Gbagbo's release.
[2][3] According to Radio France Internationale, Sangare's death dealt a significant blow to the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) party.
[2] Sangare's death came just ten days after the unexplained disappearance of another major FPI leader, former director general of the port of Abidjan, Marcel Gossio.