Hamed Bakayoko

Hamed Bakayoko

Question: Which country incumbent Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko passed away on 10 March 2021?
(a) Ivory Coast
(b) Liberia
(c) Benin
(d) Guinea
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • The incumbent Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, has passed away on March 10 2021.
  • He was suffering from cancer.
  • He took charge as country’s Prime minister in July 2020 following the sudden death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly.
  • President of Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara, has named Patrick Achi as interim prime minister in place of Bakayoko.
  • Patrick Achi was serving as the chief of defence staff of the country.

By-Amar Mani Upadhyay

Links:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/10/ivory-coast-prime-minister-hamed-bakayoko-dies-at-56