Soumaila Bakayoko (soldier)

Soumaila Bakayoko
Bakayoko as FNCI commander, 2008
Born (1953-12-31) December 31, 1953
Babien, Seguela Department, Ivory Coast
AllegianceFNCI (2002-2011)
FACI (2011-2017)
RankArmy Corps General
CommandsChief of Staff of the Armed Forces (FNCI, FACI)
Other workChairman of the Board of the Directors of the Ivorian Refining Company (2018-present)

Soumaila Bakayoko is an Ivorian soldier who served as the chief of staff of the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire. He is close to Guillaume Soro. When Alassane Ouattara became president in 2011, Bakayoko was appointed chief of staff of the Ivorian Armed Forces. He was dismissed from his position in 2017 and has served as the director of the Ivorian Refining Company since 2018.

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