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(CNN)Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died, the country's President announced.In a President Alassane Ouattara said the nation was in mourning over Coulibaly's death on Wednesday afternoon, which occurred shortly after he attended a cabinet meeting in the Presidential Palace. He described the prime minister as his closest collaborator over a 30-year period.Coulibaly, 61, had been chosen to run as the ruling party's candidate in this year's October presidential election.He had only recently returned from a two-month stay in France where he had been undergoing health check-ups.Read MoreAt the time, the government said that "after examinations on Monday 4 May at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, he will take a few weeks rest, as prescribed by his doctor." Coulibaly arrived back in the Ivory Coast on ThursdayOn Twitter, President Ouattara said, "I salute the memory of a statesman, of great loyalty, devotion and love for the homeland. He embodied this young generation of Ivorian leaders of great skill and extreme loyalty to the Nation."Je salue la mémoire d'un homme d'Etat, de grande loyauté, de dévouement et d'amour pour la Patrie. Il a incarné cette jeune génération de cadres ivoiriens de grande compétence et d'extrême loyauté à la Nation. — Alassane Ouattara (@AOuattara_PRCI) According to his official biography, Coulibaly leaves behind a wife and five children.This is a developing story.

(CNN)Ivory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly has died, the country's President announced.In a President Alassane Ouattara said the nation was in mourning over Coulibaly's death on Wednesday afternoon, which occurred shortly after he attended a cabinet meeting in the Presidential Palace. He described the prime minister as his closest collaborator over a 30-year period.Coulibaly, 61, had been chosen to run as the ruling party's candidate in this year's October presidential election.He had only recently returned from a two-month stay in France where he had been undergoing health...

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