Henriette Diabaté

Henriette Diabaté (born March 13 1935) is an Ivorian politician and writer. A member of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), Diabaté was Minister of Culture from 1990 to 1993 and Minister of Justice from 2003 to 2005. She has been the Secretary-General of the RDR since 1999. [http://www.le-rdr.org/PAGE%20RDR/PAGE%20RDR%20HENRIETTE%20DIABATE.htm Biographical page at RDR website] fr icon.]

Diabaté was born in Bingerville. She was a professor of history from 1965 to 1995 and was a founding member of the RDR.

A number of RDR leaders, including Diabaté, were arrested on October 27 1999 [ [http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=10173 "COTE D'IVOIRE: US Worried about arrests"] , IRIN, November 1, 1999.] on the grounds that they were responsible for violence occurring during protests they organized; in November, they were convicted and sentenced to prison. When soldiers rebelled on December 23 1999, one of their demands was the release of the imprisoned RDR leaders; when President Henri Konan Bédié rejected the demands, they seized power on December 24 and promptly released the RDR prisoners. [ [http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=11432 "COTE D'IVOIRE: Military coup announced"] , IRIN, December 24, 1999.] Subsequently, Diabaté served as Minister of Culture and La Francophonie under the transitional military regime in 2000.

Diabaté is married to Lamine Diabaté, a former Minister of State, and has five children.

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* [http://people.africadatabase.org/en/person/16898.html Biography] African People Database