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Events on Sunday 28 October 1990 1
1990Ivory Coast holds first multi-party presidential electionHouphouët-Boigny wins amid new oppositionIvory Coast held its first multi-party presidential election since independence on 28 October 1990. Longtime leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny won against opposition challenger Laurent Gbagbo. The vote ended 30 years of single-party rule.