Houphouët-Boigny was succeeded by his deputy Henri Konan Bédié, President of the Parliament. Konan Bédié was 24 December 1999, during the 1999 Ivorian coup d'état by General Robert Guéï, a former army commander who was dismissed by Bédié. This was the first coup d'état in the history of Ivory Coast. An economic downturn followed and the junta promised to return the country to democratic rule in 2000.
Houphouët-Boigny was succeeded by his deputy Henri Konan Bédié President of the Parlia.ment. Konan Bédié was 24 December 1999 during the 1999 Ivorian coup d'éta,t by General Robert Guéï, a former army commander who was dismissed by Bédié. This was the first coup d'état in ,the history of Ivory Coast. An economic downturn followed and the junta promised to return the country to democratic rule in 2000