A former media executive who turned to politics, he acted as a negotiator and intermediary between warring factions during a prolonged civil war in the west African country from the early two thousands.

他曾是一名媒體主管，後來轉而從政，在這個西非國家從2000年初開始的長期內戰中，他曾擔任談判代表和交戰派別之間的中間人。

The 56 year old was also a close Ouattara ally and was picked to be prime minister in July 2020 following the sudden death of his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly.

56歲的他也是瓦塔拉的親密盟友，在前任阿馬杜-岡-庫利巴利突然去世後，他被選為2020年7月的總理。

On Twitter.

在推特上。

Ouattara described Bakayoko as a great statesman, a model for our youth and a personality of great generosity and exemplary loyalty.

瓦塔拉稱巴卡約科是一位偉大的政治家，是我們青年的楷模，是一位非常慷慨和忠誠的典範。

Ouattara said Bakayoko had died of cancer.

瓦塔拉說，巴卡約科已死於癌症。

He was flown to France on February 18th for medical checks and later to Freiburg in Germany.

他於2月18日飛往法國進行體檢，隨後飛往德國弗萊堡。