About Jean-Baptiste Mockey
Lived 1915 – 1981 (aged 65). Jean-Baptiste Mockey was an Ivorian and French politician and minister.
Jean-Baptiste MockeyJean-Baptiste Mockey (14 April 1915 – 29 January 1981) was an Ivorian politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister under Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Despite this, radical nationalists, led by Mockey, openly opposed the government's Francophile policies. To solve this problem, Houphouët-Boigny decided to get rid of Mockey by exiling him in September 1959, claiming that Mockey had attempted to assassinate him using maleficent fetishes in the "complot du chat noir" (black cat conspiracy).
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Who was Jean-Baptiste Mockey?
Ivorian politician (1915-1981)
When was Jean-Baptiste Mockey born?
Jean-Baptiste Mockey was born on 14 April 1915 in Abidjan.
When did Jean-Baptiste Mockey die?
Jean-Baptiste Mockey died on 29 January 1981 in Ivory Coast.
What was Jean-Baptiste Mockey's occupation?
Jean-Baptiste Mockey was a politician and minister.
What nationality was Jean-Baptiste Mockey?
Jean-Baptiste Mockey was Ivorian and French.
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