An accurate picture of Cote d'Ivoire's past was recorded from the 15th century when the Europeans (Portuguese people) first came ashore. The Catholic Church sent 5 missionaries in 1637 in order to spread the church Gospel.
The rivalries between the Dutch, the British and the French delayed the colonization of Cote d'Ivoire. The hot and humid climate, the endemic diseases and the shallow waters at the docks impeded this further.
Cote d'Ivoire became a colony in 1883, but when it joined the French Federation of West Africa, in 1904, its independence was inevitable, even if the steps towards it were going to last many years after that.
Indeed, in 1945, the Constituent Assembly in Paris established a new policy to liberalise Cote d'Ivoire from the colonial regime. Then, in 1946, Felix Houphouet-Boigny founded the "Rassemblement Démocratique Africain", a political party which opposed the colonial administration for four years. During the 1950's, the inhabitants of the country even got the right to appoint their representative. In 1959, Cote d'Ivoire became a republic. As a symbol, Felix Houphouet-Boigny is chosen to be the first President, in november 1960.( He remains President until his death, on the 7th of December 1993.)
In this picture, you can see a postcard which represented the Pacification by Edouard Bouët-Willaumez.
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