Supporters of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo celebrate along a street in Abidjan’s Yopougon neighborhood, Ivory Coast January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Luc Gnago
THE HAGUE/ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivorian leader Laurent Gbagbo of war crimes on Tuesday and ordered his release to the joy of dancing supporters and frustration of victims of atrocities.
His freedom and possible return home could shake up the 2020 presidential poll in francophone west Africa's largest economy and the world's biggest cocoa producer.
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