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Central African Republic Fast Facts

Central African Republic Fast Facts CNN 2/1/2021 CNN Editorial Research © AFP/Getty Images Members of the Central African Republic s National Gendarmerie help to carry a wounded civilian off his bike onto a truck heading to the hospital in the central district of Bangui on May 29, 2014. At least 15 people, including a priest, were killed and several others wounded in clashes on the eve in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic, a military source said. Here s a look at the Central African Republic. It is a landlocked country in central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan.

Blood and tears: Central African Republic timeline

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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