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Cote d'Ivoire: 'A Great Statesman' - Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko Dies in Germany
RFI, 11 March 2021
Côte d'Ivoire Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko has passed away in a German hospital, just days after he celebrated his 56th birthday, authorities said. He was receiving… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko Dies in Germany
allAfrica, 11 March 2021
Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died in a German hospital on March 10, 2021 at the age of 56.Bakayoko left Abidjan on February 18, 2021 for treatment at the American Hospital of… Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: On the Passing of Ivoirian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko
State Department, 11 March 2021
On behalf of the United States, I offer my sincere condolences to the people and Government of Côte d'Ivoire on the passing of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko on March 10. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire Gets Third Prime Minister in Nine Months
Patrick Achi has been appointed temporary interim prime minister, replacing Hamed Bakayoko who died in Germany on March 10, 2021. Bakayoko became prime minister in July 2020 after the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly who served as prime minister from January 2017 until July 2020. President Alassane Ouattara's brother, Tene Birahima Ouattara, has been appointed as defence minister, a position held concurrently by Bakayoko.
