Laurent Akoun (born 1954) is an Ivorian politician. He is a member of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI).[1]

He was Secretary General of the National Union of Teachers in Côte d'Ivoire (SYNESCI) from 1980 to 1983. He was then a member of the Ivorian Workers' Party until his imprisonment in 1992.[2] On release, he became a member of the Secretariat of the FPI in 1993. He was elected member of the FPI in the town of Alépé in December 2000. He was appointed President of the Security and Defense Committee in the National Assembly in January 2001.[3] He has been Secretary General of FPI since July 2001.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Laurent Akoun". afdevinfo.com. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Cote d'Ivoire: legal concern: Laurent Akoun and others". Amnesty International. 19 February 1992. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "123rd IPU Assembly" (PDF). ipu.org. October 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Laurent Akoun (député Fpi) - "Le sort de Mambé est scellé"". fr.allafrica.com (in French). 11 February 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2011.


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