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Who was the first president of independent Côte d’Ivoire?

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Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the first president of independent Côte d’Ivoire, after it gained independence on August 7, 1960. He was a physician and politician who had served as a deputy in France’s National Assembly. In 1959 he became prime minister of Côte d’Ivoire when it became autonomous within the French Community. He served as president from 1960 until his death in 1993.