The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Ivory Coast.
Incumbents President: Laurent Gbagbo Prime Minister: Pascal Affi N'Guessan
Events September September 19 - An attempted coup by disaffected former soldiers of Côte d'Ivoire was put down, with the death of the alleged coup leader, General Robert Guéï, a former military dictator of the country. Guéï was killed when his car refused to stop at a roadblock in downtown Abidjan. Rebels continue in control of the cities of Bouaké and Korhogo.
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