Alassane Dramane Ouattara (ìpè Faransé: ​[alasan wataʁa]; born 1 January 1942) is an Ivorian politician who has been President of Côte d'Ivoire since 2011. An economist by profession, Ouattara worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (Faransé: Banque Centrale des États de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO), and he was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. "Ivory Coast: Alassane Ouattara's uphill journey to power". London: The Telegraph. 1 April 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/cotedivoire/8421530/Ivory-Coast-Alassane-Ouattaras-uphill-journey-to-power.html/. Retrieved 18 April 2011. [Ìjápọ̀ tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́] Profile at IMF website, 12 December 2005. CV at Ouattara's website (Faransé). "A tale of 2 presidents". CBC News. 25 March 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/01/06/f-ivory-coast.html.  "Gbagbo: Preventing ECOWAS military misadventure in Cote d’Ivoire".