. ▁The ▁un rest ▁forced ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁support ▁multip art y ▁dem ocracy . ▁Hou ph ou ë t - Bo igny ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁fee ble , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁fav oured ▁Henri ▁Kon an ▁B éd i é ▁as ▁his ▁successor . ▁ ▁B éd i é ▁administration ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁B éd i é ▁over wh el ming ly ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁against ▁a ▁fragment ed ▁and ▁dis organ ised ▁opposition . ▁He ▁tight ened ▁his ▁hold ▁over ▁political ▁life , ▁j ail ing ▁several ▁hundred ▁opposition ▁supp or ters . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁the ▁economic ▁out look ▁improved , ▁at ▁least ▁super f icial ly , ▁with ▁decre asing ▁infl ation ▁and ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁remove ▁foreign ▁deb t . ▁ ▁Un like ▁Hou ph ou ë t - Bo igny , ▁who ▁was ▁very ▁careful ▁to ▁avoid ▁any ▁eth nic ▁conflict ▁and ▁left ▁access ▁to ▁administrative ▁positions ▁open ▁to ▁imm igr ants ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁countries , ▁Bed i é ▁emphas ized ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁I voir ité ▁to ▁exclude ▁his ▁rival ▁A lass ane ▁O u att ara , ▁who ▁had ▁two ▁northern ▁I vor ian ▁parents , ▁from ▁running ▁for ▁future ▁president ial ▁election . ▁As ▁people ▁origin ating ▁from ▁foreign ▁countries ▁are ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁I vo i rian ▁population , ▁this ▁policy ▁ex cluded ▁many ▁people ▁from ▁I vo i rian ▁national ity , ▁and ▁the ▁relationship