The Felix HouphouetBoigny Stadium was named after the founding president of Ivory Coast.
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The current best selling book in Ivory Coast is a political critique of the founding President, Felix HouphouetBoigny, who ruled from independence until his death in 1993.
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The book, "Houphouet Boigny's Imaginary Plots" is an expose of the late President who, according to author Samba Diarra invented various political plots in order to deal with his opponents.