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