Henriette Diabaté

Henriette Dagri Diabaté (born March 13, 1935) is an Ivorian politician and writer.

[1] A number of RDR leaders, including Diabaté, were arrested on October 27, 1999 on the grounds that they were responsible for violence occurring during protests they organized;[3] in November, they were convicted and sentenced to prison.

When soldiers rebelled on December 23, 1999, one of their demands was the release of the imprisoned RDR leaders; when President Henri Konan Bédié rejected the demands, they seized power on December 24 and promptly released the RDR prisoners.

[4] Subsequently, Diabaté served as Minister of Culture and La Francophonie under the transitional military regime in 2000.

[1] She was designated as Great Chancellor of Ivorian National Order by President Alassane Ouattara on May 18, 2011 and become the first woman at this highest-ranking of the country.