Hamed Bakayoko
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Hamed Bakayoko 🇨🇮

Hamed Bakayoko (Known as "Hamed Bakayoko")
["prime_minister","head_of_government","defense_minister","media_executive"]
Born Mar 08, 1965 🇨🇮 Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Passed Away Mar 10, 2021 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Lifespan 56 years old
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Archival Overview

Prime Minister of Ivory Coast (2020–2021) and Minister of Defense, a charismatic former radio executive known as "Hambak" who played a crucial role in post-civil war security, national reconciliation, and youth empowerment.

Biographical Record

Hamed Bakayoko was born in Abidjan and studied medicine before switching to journalism and media entrepreneurship. In the early 1990s, he founded the pioneering private independent radio station Nostalgie Côte d'Ivoire, building a close rapport with Ivorian youth, musicians, and artists across political divides.

Entering national politics with the RDR party, Bakayoko became Minister of New Information Technologies in 2003 during the Ivorian crisis. Following the 2011 post-electoral conflict, President Alassane Ouattara appointed him Minister of State and Minister of the Interior, where he restored civil policing and internal security, later serving as Minister of Defense. In July 2020, following the sudden death of Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Bakayoko was named Prime Minister. Highly popular across political and ethnic spectrums, he passed away from cancer at age fifty-six.

Key Life Milestones

June 1, 2011

Appointment as Minister of Interior

Tasked with rebuilding the Ivorian national police and internal security framework following the civil conflict.

July 30, 2020

Appointment as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast

Appointed Prime Minister by President Alassane Ouattara to lead the government and foster national reconciliation.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Family Vault
Séguéla, Ivory Coast
GPS: 7.9611, -6.6731
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