ivory coast was divided between his supporters and those of his rival alassane ouattara. campaign had been tense and so was election day. results came in tension and confusion escalated further first the electoral commission declared alassane ouattara as clear winner. not a son with tara got fifty four point one zero percent of the barracks next really. but that announcement was invalidated by the constitutional court which said no one bad bo had one votes. confusion soon turned into violence for five months ivory coast descended into chaos. three thousand people were killed in clashes in massacres between the two rival camps. that's when the accusation says long gbagbo launched a campaign of organized persecution murders and rapes against his opponents. carried out by the head of its former militia show blade with big. his alleged goal keeping his grip on power. the former president was arrested in april twenty eleven by a warrior and you went and french forces and handed to the icc repeatedly denying the accusations. gbagbo's trial is expected to last three to four year