Second Ivorian Civil WarCôte d'Ivoire · 2010–2011“The keepers of the atlas wrote this one down so the fire would not forget it.”The election of 2010 was meant to sew the country back together; instead two men took the oath of office in the same week. Gbagbo had the army and the broadcasting house; Ouattara had the count, the world's recognition, and a hotel guarded by blue helmets.