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Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, on trial after clinging to power

The then Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2009 (AFP Photo)

Abidjan - Laurent Gbagbo once fought for democracy in Ivory Coast, but his inability to let go of power proved his downfall and he pushed his once-prosperous country to the brink of civil war.

The fiery leader who refused to accept election defeat to rival Alassane Ouattara in 2010 goes on trial in The Hague this week for crimes against humanity linked to the violence that followed the ballot.

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