Émile Boga Doudou

Émile Boga Doudou (1952 – September 19, 2002) was an Ivorian politician who was minister of state for the interior and decentralization from 2000 to 2002.

[3] On December 5, 2000, Doudou controversially showed firearms on national television which armed forces had seized at a mosque.

[1] He was initially a candidate for the post of president of the National Assembly following the election, but he withdrew his candidacy before the vote was held on January 22, 2001.

[8] Gunfire and explosions spread to other parts of the Ivorian capital, including central areas and the suburbs.

His body was moved in a procession from a hospital morgue in Treichville, Abidjan, to the National Assembly, where deputies paid their last respects to him.

A requiem mass was held at the Saint-Paul Cathedral in Plateau, the administrative district of Abidjan, and his body was taken to his home town for burial.