Foreign Minister · Ivory Coast
Youssouf Bakayoko
4 recorded engagements, 2007–2009: 4 visits and 2 signed agreements.
Biography
Ivorian politician (1943–2023)
Youssouf Bakayoko (19 April 1943 – 30 September 2023) was an Ivorian civil servant and ambassador who served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 2006 to March 2010.
Bakayoko was president of the Ivory Coast's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) during the 2010 Ivorian presidential election. He is known for announcing the victory of Alassane Ouattara during that election cycle.
Previously, he had been a career diplomat, holding the positions of ambassador to Ivory Coast, Switzerland, France, and Austria.
Bakayoko completed an undergraduate degree at the Paris Nanterre University in 1969. After entering the diplomatic service, he completed postgraduate studies at Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and at the Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale in Paris, from which he graduated in 1971 and 1972 respectively.
Youssouf Bakayoko died on 30 September 2023, at the age of 80.
== References ==
== External links ==
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Where they travelled
Ivory Coast Visited or called (darker = more often)
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Activity by year
Signed agreements
Where the agreement's title was not recorded, its type or category is shown, as coded in the dataset.
| Date | Partner | What was signed |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-09 | China | China–Côte d'Ivoire Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement; MOU on Côte d'Ivoire's recognition of China's market economy status |
| 2009-05-15 | Lebanon | Agreement establishing the Côte d'Ivoire–Lebanon Grand Joint Cooperation Commission Memorandum of Understanding between Côte d'Ivoire and Lebanon |
Every recorded engagement
| Date | Type | Destination | Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-09 – 2007-05-14 | Visit | China · Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong | Agreement signedChina–Côte d'Ivoire Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement; MOU on Côte d'Ivoire's recognition of China's market economy status |
| 2008-03-06 – 2008-03-07 | Visit | Singapore · Singapore | |
| 2008-09-29 | Visit Summit | United States of America · New York | |
| 2009-05-15 – 2009-05-18 | Visit | Lebanon · Beirut | Agreement signedAgreement establishing the Côte d'Ivoire–Lebanon Grand Joint Cooperation CommissionMemorandum of Understanding between Côte d'Ivoire and Lebanon |
Cite this profile
Ozturk, Y., Atabas, H., Guler, E., Duyar, B., & Yucel, R. (2026). Leaders' Visits & Agreements Database [Data set]. Africa Foundation. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22898778 [Youssouf Bakayoko leader profile. Accessed 26 September 2026. https://lead-database.netlify.app/leaders/youssouf-bakayoko.html]