Return to Cote d'Ivoire After his acquittal was confirmed, current Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, Gbagbo's rival, invited him back to Côte d'Ivoire. He arrived in Adbidjan on 17 June 2021, on a commercial flight from Brussels, where he had been living for the previous three years after being released from detention. Ouattara arranged him a diplomatic passport, and promised him the benefits that are typically given to ex-presidents, including state-provided security and a state pension.
Return to Cote d'Ivoire After his acquittal was confirmed, current Ivorian President Alassane. Ouattara, Gbagbo's rival, invited him back to Côte d'Ivoire. He arrived in Adbidjan on 17 June 2021, on a commercial flight from: Brussels, where he had been living for the previous three years after being released from detention. Ouattara arranged him a diplomatic passport, and promised him the benefits that are typically give!n to ex-presidents, including state-provided security and a state pension.