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Jean Konan Banny
Minister of Defense
In office
1960 – September 1963
Preceded byNone (position first established)
Succeeded byKouadio M'Bahia Blé
Personal details
Born(1929-07-14)July 14, 1929
Divo, Ivory Coast
DiedMay 27, 2018(2018-05-27) (aged 88)
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Political partyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire
OccupationLawyer, Minister

Jean Konan Banny (July 14, 1929 – May 27, 2018) was an Ivorian politician of the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI). He is the brother of Charles Konan Banny, a former Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire.

A lawyer, Banny served as Minister of Defense for Côte 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 Félix Houphouët-Boigny's "complot du chat noir" (black cat conspiracy). Meanwhile, his office was transferred to Kouadio M'Bahia Blé whose ministership lasted more than 17 years. There was discontent in the army, as the generals stirred following his arrest and Houphouët-Boigny had to intervene personally to sedate the army.

Banny, who personally knew Houphouët-Boigny from childhood, was pardoned and released in 1967. He asked Banny to be the mayor of Yamoussoukro, though Houphouët-Boigny's successor, Henri Konan Bédié, 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 Société 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 to make a wine from pineapples" and was named after his granddaughter Cristel. He also proposed an alcoholic version of the drink.

Notes

  1. ^ Kpatindé, Francis (1999-05-11). "Jean Konan Banny". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  2. "Décès de Jean Konan Banny, un politicien proche de Félix Houphouët-Boigny - Apanews.net". Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. "Time to End Shenanigans". AllAfrica. 2005-12-06. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  4. "Ivory Coast: Constitutional, Legal, and Administrative Structure". Library of Congress Country Studies. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
  5. Le Vine, p. 211.
  6. ^ May, Clifford D. (1984-03-18). "Pineapple Bubbly". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-05.

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Political offices
Preceded byPost established Defence Minister of Côte d'Ivoire
1959-1963 		Succeeded byKouadio M'Bahia Blé
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