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Zacharie Séry Bailly, or Séry Bailly, is an Ivorian academic, politician and short-story writer, born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 13 March 1948. Chairperson of Harris Memel-Fotê-Jean Jaurès Fondation in Abidjan, he is also vice-chairman of the Academy of sciences, arts, cultures of Africa and the African diaspora (ASCAD). == Biography == Born in Abidjan, on March 13, 1948, Sery Bailly, after his secondary and higher education embraces an academic career. He entered Abidjan-Cocody where he teaches English. He became Dean of Faculty of Languages and Civilizations of the University of Cocody. Since 1993, he is member of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and joined the Government on 4 January 2000 as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and was elected on Dec. 10, 2000 as representative for the riding of Daloa in the FPI banner. It will be reappointed as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and will keep the same position in the successive governments before being appointed on 5 August 2002, the Minister of Communication. Zacharie Séry Bailly leaves the Government March 13, 2003 by giving the chair to Guillaume Soro. He is a figure of Ivorian left and has been reaveled to Ivorian public by his columnist activities. His "Chroniques de notre temps", published each Wednesday at the latest coverage of the Ivorian weekly newspaper "Notre Temps" (1991-1994), helps build his image of an intellectual. He depicts the Ivorian society sores with a writing style too poetic than sarcastic. He is the author of two essays Hommage à Tiagouri Tapé "Vraiment" and Deux Guerres de transition : Guerres américaine et Guerre ivoirienne. He produced also numerous scientific publications in the field of art and civilization. The general public discovers Séry Bailly in the early 90s but was already known in the 70s as belonging in the protesters circles which should generate the Ivorian left. In 1971, while a student, he was arrested following a protest on campus and forcibly taken to military service. Deported from March 1971 to January 1973 in Séguéla -more than 500 kilometers from Abidjan- He will have Laurent Gbagbo as prison life companion. Freed, he resumed studies he completed a doctoral thesis in the Department of English. Sery Bailly integrates the National University of Côte d'Ivoire, as assistant. Having risen through the ranks of the function, he was appointed dean of the languages and civilizations faculty of University of Cocody until 2001. Bailly is an influential member of SYNARES, major teachers union where he defends the interests of his corporation. As a politician, Sery Bailly has a reputation of man of moderate views. This attitude raises the anger of some Ivorian patriots at the outbreak of the political and military crisis in Côte d'Ivoire on 19 September 2002. Minister of Communications at the time, Bailly wipes the recriminations of his political party. Faced with the frightening machine opponents of official discourse, a segment of the population considers insufficient his actions at the head of the Ministry of Communications. Artistically, Sery Bailly proves very critical of the Zouglou, he considers "music of the low self-esteem" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Séry Bailly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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