Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)

Houphouëtism is a neologism linked to the person and work of President Houphouët-Boigny. As a doctrine, its origins can be traced back to 1985. For the development of his country and the well-being of its population, Houphouët made large concessions to foreigners regarding land ownership. This leads...

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Main Author: Éric PÉTÉ
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Language:English
Published: PEA2 Association 2024-05-01
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description Houphouëtism is a neologism linked to the person and work of President Houphouët-Boigny. As a doctrine, its origins can be traced back to 1985. For the development of his country and the well-being of its population, Houphouët made large concessions to foreigners regarding land ownership. This leads to a massive influx of foreign fishermen into Aïzi, resulting in an increase in the population. The objective of this article is to explain the Houphouëtian foundations of this strong demographic growth. Its interest is that it reveals the serious, sometimes bloodless conflicts born from the "forced" cohabitation between the Aïzi natives and their numerous hosts, foreign fishermen. Our methodology consists of analyzing Houphouëtian land and property legislation, dependent on colonial legislation. We also rely on Houphouët's political thought and on official demographic statistical data from Côte d'Ivoire. From our analyses, it appears that in the precolonial era, the Aïzi lived in small towns forming a chain on the western edge of the Ébrié lagoon. But the state and land management initiated during the colonial era in 1950 and continued at independence by President Houphouët, favors a massive influx of foreign fishermen into their area. Unfortunately, this strong presence has a negative impact on the fishing activities of the Aïzi indigenous people; hence numerous intercommunity conflicts.
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spelling doaj-art-5ee60af331914b4d935ae70c55a992192025-08-20T01:58:30ZengPEA2 AssociationRevue Hybrides2959-80602959-80792024-05-0123143163Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)Éric PÉTÉ0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6251-4099Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d’IvoireHouphouëtism is a neologism linked to the person and work of President Houphouët-Boigny. As a doctrine, its origins can be traced back to 1985. For the development of his country and the well-being of its population, Houphouët made large concessions to foreigners regarding land ownership. This leads to a massive influx of foreign fishermen into Aïzi, resulting in an increase in the population. The objective of this article is to explain the Houphouëtian foundations of this strong demographic growth. Its interest is that it reveals the serious, sometimes bloodless conflicts born from the "forced" cohabitation between the Aïzi natives and their numerous hosts, foreign fishermen. Our methodology consists of analyzing Houphouëtian land and property legislation, dependent on colonial legislation. We also rely on Houphouët's political thought and on official demographic statistical data from Côte d'Ivoire. From our analyses, it appears that in the precolonial era, the Aïzi lived in small towns forming a chain on the western edge of the Ébrié lagoon. But the state and land management initiated during the colonial era in 1950 and continued at independence by President Houphouët, favors a massive influx of foreign fishermen into their area. Unfortunately, this strong presence has a negative impact on the fishing activities of the Aïzi indigenous people; hence numerous intercommunity conflicts.https://revuehybrides.org/houphouetisme-et-peuplement-etranger-de-la-cote-divoire/houphouëtism; aïzi; settlement; strangers; conflict.
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Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)
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title Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)
title_full Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)
title_fullStr Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)
title_full_unstemmed Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)
title_short Houphouëtisme et peuplement étranger de la cote d’ivoire : cas du Pays aïzi (1950 – 1998)
title_sort houphouetisme et peuplement etranger de la cote d ivoire cas du pays aizi 1950 1998
topic houphouëtism; aïzi; settlement; strangers; conflict.
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