Jean Konan Banny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Konan Banny

Ivorian politician

Date of Birth: 11-May-1930

Place of Birth: Divo, Sud-Bandama, Ivory Coast

Date of Death: 27-May-2018

Profession: businessperson, politician, diplomat

Nationality: Ivory Coast

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Jean Konan Banny

  • Jean Konan Banny (July 14, 1929 – May 27, 2018) was an Ivorian politician of the Democratic Party of CĂ´te d'Ivoire (PDCI).
  • He is the brother of Charles Konan Banny, a former Prime Minister of CĂ´te d'Ivoire.A lawyer, Banny served as Minister of Defense for CĂ´te d'Ivoire from its independence in 1960 to 1963.
  • In 1963, he was arrested, tried, and sentenced to death on charges of participating in President FĂ©lix HouphouĂ«t-Boigny's "complot du chat noir" (black cat conspiracy).
  • Meanwhile, his office was transferred to Kouadio M'Bahia BlĂ© whose ministership lasted more than 17 years.
  • There was discontent in the army, as the generals stirred following his arrest and HouphouĂ«t-Boigny had to intervene personally to sedate the army.Banny, who personally knew HouphouĂ«t-Boigny from childhood, was pardoned and released in 1967.
  • He asked Banny to be the mayor of Yamoussoukro, though HouphouĂ«t-Boigny's successor, Henri Konan BĂ©diĂ©, appointed Banny as Resident Minister of the capital.
  • The Resident Minister is a member of the Council of Elders of the PDCI, which includes roughly a hundred elders.He also directed the SociĂ©tĂ© fruitière du Bandama, an industrial company, which produces and exports fruit juice, mainly that of pineapples.
  • The company created the popular drink Cristelor in 1983.
  • Described as a delice d'ananas petillant, French for sparkling pineapple delight, it is popularly called pineapple champagne.
  • Banny claimed the idea "came to [him when he thought] to make a wine from pineapples" and was named after his granddaughter Cristel.
  • He also proposed an alcoholic version of the drink.

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