Laurent Gbagbo and his wife...captured.....pics...

Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo stands with his wife Simone Ehivet Gbagbo during his inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Abidjan in this December 4, 2010 file photo. Gbagbo was arrested by opposition forces on April 11, 2011 after French troops closed in on the compound where the self-proclaimed president had been holed up in a bunker for the past week. Gbagbo refused to step down when Alassane Ouattara won November's presidential election, according to results certified by the United Nations, reigniting violence that has claimed more than a thousand lives and uprooted a million people. Picture taken December 4, 2010.

Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone sit on a bed at the Hotel du Golf in Abidjan after their arrest on April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara's forces, backed by French and UN troops, captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan today at the climax of a deadly five-month crisis. Gbagbo, who has held power since 2000 and stubbornly refused to admit defeat in November's presidential election, was detained and taken to his rival's temporary hotel headquarters, with his wife Simone and son Michel.

Smoke billows from Laurent Ggago's besieged residential compound, moments before his arrest on April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara's forces, backed by French and UN troops, captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan on Monday at the climax of a deadly months-long crisis. Gbagbo, who has held power since 2000 and stubbornly refused to admit defeat in November's presidential election, was detained and taken to his rival's temporary hotel headquarters, with his wife Simone and son Michel.

Simone (C), wife of Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo arrives at the Hotel du Golf in Abidjan after their arrest on April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara's forces, backed by French and UN troops, captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan today at the climax of a deadly five-month crisis. Gbagbo, who has held power since 2000 and stubbornly refused to admit defeat in November's presidential election, was detained and taken to his rival's temporary hotel headquarters, with his wife Simone and son Michel.

Simone, the wife of Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo arrives at the Hotel du Golf in Abidjan after her arrest on April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara's forces, backed by French and UN troops, captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan today at the climax of a deadly five-month crisis. Gbagbo, who has held power since 2000 and stubbornly refused to admit defeat in November's presidential election, was detained and taken to his rival's temporary hotel headquarters, with his wife Simone and son Michel.

Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo (L) and his wife Simone sit in a room at Hotel Golf in Abidjan, after they were arrested, April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo was arrested by opposition forces on Monday after French troops closed in on the compound where the self-proclaimed president had been holed up in a bunker for the past week. Gbagbo refused to step down when Alassane Ouattara won November's presidential election, according to results certified by the United Nations, reigniting violence that has claimed more than a thousand lives and uprooted a million people. The hotel is where his rival Ouattara has his headquarters.

Simone, wife of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, is seen in Abidjan, after being arrested in this still image taken from video April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone are in the custody of Alassane Ouattara at the Golf Hotel in Abidjan and have requested U.N. protection, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said on Monday. Gbagbo was arrested on Monday after French armoured vehicles closed in on the compound where the self-proclaimed president had been holed up in a bunker.

A fighter loyal to Alassane Ouattara kisses the floor of the Golf Hotel moments after being informed ot the arrest of Laurent Ggago's in his besieged residential compound, on April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast leader Alassane Ouattara's forces, backed by French and UN troops, captured his besieged rival Laurent Gbagbo in Abidjan on Monday at the climax of a deadly months-long crisis. Gbagbo, who has held power since 2000 and stubbornly refused to admit defeat in November's presidential election, was detained and taken to his rival's temporary hotel headquarters, with his wife Simone and son Michel.

Soldiers loyal to internationally recognised Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara hold up their arms as they celebrate in Angre a district of Abidjan the arrest of strongman Laurent Gbagbo on April 11, 2011. Soldiers loyal to Ivory Coast's president elect Alassane Ouattara arrested former strongman Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone today and brought them to their base, Ouattara's spokeswoman said.

Simone, wife of Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo, is seen at Hotel Golf in Abidjan, after she was arrested with her husband, April 11, 2011. Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo was arrested by opposition forces on Monday after French troops closed in on the compound where the self-proclaimed president had been holed up in a bunker for the past week. Gbagbo refused to step down when Alassane Ouattara won November's presidential election, according to results certified by the United Nations, reigniting violence that has claimed more than a thousand lives and uprooted a million people. The hotel is where his rival Ouattara has his headquarters.

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (L) looks at Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo during a meeting with Ivorian youth at the Culture palace 27 June 2007 in Abidjan. Kadhafi arrived in Ivory Coast on the last leg of a West African tour before an African Union summit in Ghana next week. Kadhafi was welcomed on his first visit to the Ivory Coast by President Laurent Gbagbo, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro and a host of civilian and military officials at Abidjan International Airport.