Paul Antoine Bohoun Bouabré

Paul Antoine Bohoun Bouabré (February 9, 1957 – January 10, 2012), was an Ivorian politician and economist, and confidant of former President Laurent Gbagbo.

While the country was in civil war, he managed to maintain living standards, ensure the payment of officials, the national debt and the return of donors in Côte d'Ivoire.

He increased the salaries of law enforcement (to deal with corruption), all without borrowing.

In 2005 he "announced a draft fiscal budget of CFAfl,734.97bn, saying the amount would be generated mainly from domestic resources.

Bohoun was to become Governor of the Central Bank of the West Africa, to replace Charles Konan Banny, but in January 2008, Laurent Gbagbo and other West African presidents selected Philippe-Henri Dacoury-Tabley.