Youssouf Bakayoko
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Youssouf Bakayoko
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Youssouf Bakayoko with Obamas
Youssouf Bakayoko (born 19 April 1943) is a politician and diplomat from Cote d'Ivoire. He served in the Ivorian government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 3 January 2006 to March 2010. Since 2010, he has been President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), presiding over the 2010 presidential election.
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- Foreign Ministers of Ivory Coast
- Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni
- Ivorian diplomats
- Ivorian politician stubs