▁of ▁G bag bo ▁supp or ters , ▁declared ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁seven ▁northern ▁depart ments ▁un law ful ▁and ▁that ▁G bag bo ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁elections ▁with ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁– ▁instead ▁of ▁O u att ara ▁winning ▁with ▁ 5 4 %, ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission . ▁After ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁G bag bo , ▁O u att ara — who ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁winner ▁by ▁most ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Nations — organ ized ▁an ▁alternative ▁inaug uration . ▁These ▁events ▁raised ▁fear s ▁of ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁of ▁the ▁civil ▁war ; ▁thousands ▁of ▁refuge es ▁fled ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁African ▁Union ▁sent ▁Th ab o ▁M be ki , ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁to ▁medi ate ▁the ▁conflict . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁adopted ▁a ▁resolution ▁recogn ising ▁A lass ane ▁O u att ara ▁as ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁elections , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Community ▁of ▁West ▁African ▁States , ▁which ▁susp ended ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁from ▁all ▁its ▁decision - making ▁bodies ▁while ▁the ▁African ▁Union ▁also ▁susp ended ▁the ▁country ' s ▁membership . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁a ▁colon el ▁of ▁I v ory ▁Coast ▁armed ▁forces , ▁N gu ess an ▁Y ao , ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁a ▁year - long ▁U . S . ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Custom s ▁En for cement ▁operation