Émile Constant Bombet: key obituary facts
Is Émile Constant Bombet dead? Yes. Émile Constant Bombet died on July 22, 2026, at age 85.
Cause of death: Émile Constant Bombet's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Émile Constant Bombet known for?
He was an Ivorian politician.
More about Émile Constant Bombet
Born: 4 March 1941.
Place of birth: Rubino.
Gender: male.
Occupation: politician, minister.
Nationality: Ivory Coast.
Also known as: Emile Constant Bombet.
Émile Constant Bombet, an Ivorian politician and military officer, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 85.
Born on March 16, 1941, in Rubino in what was then French Ivory Coast, he became a figure in the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) and later held senior government responsibilities. He served as minister of the interior from 1990 to 1999 under the governments of Alassane Ouattara and Daniel Kablan Duncan, a period in which he backed austerity measures and helped direct PDCI-RDA presidential campaigns.
Bombet was imprisoned in 2000 after the 1999 Ivorian coup d’état that removed President Henri Konan Bédié from office. He died in Abidjan.