putschiste

(FILES) This picture taken on September 17, 2003 shows former Ivory Coast rebel leader Ibrahim Coulibaly, suspected of attempting a coup d'etat in the Ivory Coast in 2003, leaving the Fresnes prison. Coulibaly, who is on the run, is on trial in Paris along with 12 other suspects for conspiring to overthrow President Laurent Gbagbo in the summer of 2003. The trial ends on MArch 2, 2008, and judges are expected to reserve judgement. French prosecutors demanded a four-year jail sentence for Coulibaly, who is being tried in absentia. AFP PHOTO JEAN AYISSI

24 février: naissance d’un garde du corps, putschiste professionnel

Le 24 février 2026, il aurait eu soixante-deux ans, si la guerre ne l’avait pas fauché prématurément. Ibrahim Coulibaly, surnommé IB ou Major, demeure une figure controversée de l’histoire militaire ivoirienne contemporaine.