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Email Print Related News Russia criticizes U.N. force role in Ivory Coast 10:54am EDT Bodies still litter streets in Abidjan: Red Cross 11:42am EDT Analysis & Opinion Lessons learnt from Ivory Coast Obama, Trump and the 2012 elections Related Topics World » Russia » United Nations » Ivory Coast » Related Video Ouattara vows to restore security 9:45am EDT Dramatic video of Gbagbo arrest Army chief swears allegiance to Ouattara 1 / 15 A FRCI (Republican Force of Ivory Coast) soldier stands on a street in Cocody, an area of Abidjan April 13, 2011. The FRCI support Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara. Ouattara pledged on Wednesday to quickly restore security and prosperity to a nation broken by civil war as life in the main city slowly returned to a normality of sorts. Credit: Reuters/Luc Gnago By Finbarr O'Reilly and Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN | Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:42am EDT ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo was overthrown by Ivorians, not by foreign powers, the United Nations said on Thursday amid rising criticism of its role in the removal of the former leader. Gbagbo was captured this week by forces loyal to internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara -- ending a bloody power struggle -- but only after French and U.N. forces pounded Gbagbo's heavy weapons stockpiles. "The fundamental feeling is that (Gbagbo) failed to win the hearts and minds of the population here," the U.N. mission chief in Ivory Coast, Y.J. Choi, told reporters in Abidjan. "He underestimated the will of the people, and the credit must go to the Ivorian people." Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that U.N. peacekeepers had taken sides in the conflict in Ivory Coast and called this a "very dangerous tendency," adding to criticisms by Gbagbo supporters that Ouattara is a patsy of the West. France, the former colonial power in Ivory Coast, is also involved in Western military operations to destroy heavy weapons held by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, amid a rebellion there. Ouattara won 54 percent of the vote in last November's presidential election, according to U.N.-certified results, but Gbagbo rejected the outcome, claiming fraud in pro-Ouattara constituencies in the north. Former rebels from the civil war of 2002-03 rallied to Ouattara's side and swept into the main city Abidjan in late March, triggering more than a week of fierce fighting that turned the city once known as the Paris of West Africa into a war zone. U.N. and French attack helicopters fired on Gbagbo's heavy weapons during the conflict, including those located at Gbagbo's official residence where he was eventually captured. "Gbagbo made mistake after mistake and in the end Gbagbo lost everything ..." Choi said. "He concentrated his forces in two spots and we found 800 soldiers in the residence area, all heavily armed." "The basement was a cache for weapons including 500 M21 rockets and we intervened to destroy the rocket launchers and prevent a disaster. We don't believe it was outside forces that were responsible for ousting Gbagbo. We focused on the heavy weapons," he said. Gbagbo is under house arrest in the country's north. UNDERTAKERS The post-election dispute killed thousands of people and displaced over a million, with reports of ethnically-driven massacres in the country's western regions. In Abidjan on Thursday, Choi joined a United Nations convoy of about 50 vehicles through the battered city as two attack helicopters circled overhead. In a sign of improving security since Gbagbo's capture on Monday, people and traffic circulated amid the rubbish and burned out cars generated by the recent fighting. 1 2 Next World Russia United Nations Ivory Coast Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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