Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the First President of Côte d’Ivoire from 1960 to 1993. Nicknamed “the wise man”, he is the “father” of the independence of the Côte d’Ivoire. Successively traditional chief, doctor, planter, trade union leader, Member of Parliament in France, Minister of French Governments, President of the Ivorian National Assembly, Mayor of Abidjan, First President of Côte d’Ivoire from 1960 to 1993, Félix Houphouët-Boigny played a leading role in the process of decolonisation of Africa, and dominates until the end of his life, Côte d’Ivoire’s political landscape.