zacharie séry bailly, or séry bailly, (13 march 1948 – 2 december 2018) was an ivorian academic, politician and short-story writer. he was born in abidjan, ivory coast. he was known as chairperson of harris memel-fotê-jean jaurès fondation in abidjan, he was also vice-chairman of the academy of sciences, arts, cultures of africa and the african diaspora (ascad).