Blood and tears: Central African Republic timeline
25 December 2020By AFP
1 min 55Approximate reading time The Central African Republic (CAR) has lurched from crisis to crisis since it gained independence from France in 1960. An overview of its recent history: – Independence – On August 13, 1960 the former French territory of Ubangui-Shari proclaims its independence, with David Dacko as president. – Bokassa’s ’empire’ – In December 1965 Dacko is overthrown in a coup led by his cousin, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa, who is named president for life in 1972, then crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I in 1977. During his 14 years in power, he is regarded as one of the continent’s most ruthless dictators and in September 1979 is overthrown by French paratroopers.
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Political pressure is mounting both in the opposition camps and the ruling party as both sides wrestle to take control of the government through the ballot.
With the support former president Francois Bozizé , Anicet-Georges Dologuélénow appears as the most capable opposition candidate against Faustin Archange Touadera, who is the favorite in the poll.
The 58-year-old economist spent more than a decade outside CAR before returning to its political scene in 2013. He served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001 under the government of President Ange-Felix Patasse, who was deposed in a 2003 coup by Francois Bozize. Bozize remained in power until 2013 when he was overthrown by rebel forces.
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