Bakia, Guinea

Bakia is a populated settlement in the Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea.

Bakia
populated settlement
Bakia
Location in Guinea
Coordinates: 10°06′N 13°57′W
Country Guinea
RegionBoké Region
PrefectureBoffa Prefecture
Elevation180 ft (55 m)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

History

Emmanuel Gomez, senior, a Portuguese slave trader gained control of Bakia in the eighteenth century. His son, Emmanuel Gomez, junior succeeded him and his daughter Niara Bely married and became ruler of nearby Farenya.[2]:78


gollark: A lot of things *are* actually still improving. The economy continues to grow somewhat, extreme poverty declines, fewer people are dying of malaria and such, etc.
gollark: https://theprecipice.com/
gollark: Which isn't "no doubt about it" levels.
gollark: As far as I know the best estimate for the probability of *everyone* dying in the next century is 1/6 or something like that.
gollark: Doubtful.

References
  1. "Bakia / Prefecture de Boffa". getamap.net. getamap.net. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. Barry, Boubacar (1998). Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
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