Bakia is a populated settlement in the
Boffa Prefecture
Boffa is a prefecture located in the Boké Region of Guinea. The capital is Boffa. The prefecture covers an area of and has a population of 212,583.
Sub-prefectures
The prefecture is divided administratively into 8 sub-prefectures:
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Boké Region,
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
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History
Emmanuel Gomez, senior Emmanuel Gomez was a Luso-African from Bissau who founded a Luso-African dynasty in Bakia, Guinea in the eighteenth century. He was the father of Emmanuel Gomez, junior and Niara Bely Niara Bely (c. 1790 – 1879), also known as Elizabeth Bailey ...
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Portuguese slave trader gained control of Bakia in the eighteenth century. His son,
Emmanuel Gomez, junior succeeded him and his daughter
Niara Bely Niara Bely (c. 1790 – 1879), also known as Elizabeth Bailey Gomez, was a Luso-African queen who became a prominent businesswoman in nineteenth century Guinea. She was active in the slave trade in Farenya, Guinea.
Biography
Niara Bely was the da ...
married and became ruler of nearby
Farenya.
References
{{Boffa Prefecture
Populated places in the Boké Region