Aké Loba
Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood, Ivory Coast – 3 August 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961. He was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in Abidjan from 1985 to 1990.
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Aké Loba
- Full name
- Gérard Aké Loba.
- Born
- 1927. · Abidjan.
- Died
- 2012. · Aix-en-Provence.
- Nationality
- Ivory Coast.
- Occupation
- writer and politician.
- Honours
- Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire.
- Languages
- French.
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Gérard Aké Loba (15 August 1927 in Abobo, in the Abobo Baoule neighborhood, Ivory Coast – 3 August 2012 in Aix-en-Provence, France) was an Ivorian diplomat and writer. He won the Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 1961. He was also a member of the parliament and mayor of the town of Abobo in Abidjan from 1985 to 1990.
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Recorded at birth as Gérard Aké Loba. Born at Abidjan in 1927, died in Aix-en-Provence in 2012.
The recorded working language is French. Positions recorded include Member of the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire. Distinctions recorded are Grand prix littéraire en poésie d'Afrique noire.
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