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Central African Rep.
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1904 |
The British Rover Motor Car Company was founded. Links: Britain, Central African Rep. 
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1921 Feb 22 |
Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator Central African Republic, was born. Links: Central African Rep.
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1959 |
CAR adopted a Constitution. Links: Central African Rep.
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1960 Aug 13 |
Central African Republic became independence from France and David Dacko was named 1st president. Links: Central African Rep.
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1964 |
The Customs and Economic Union of Central Africa, UDEAC from its name in French, was established by the Brazzaville Treaty. Members included Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, and Gabon. Links: Cameroon, Chad, Central African Rep., Congo Rep., Gabon
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1965 Dec 31 |
In the Central African Republic Jean-Bedel Bokassa overthrew his cousin, David Dacko, in a bloodless coup that was said to be backed by the French. He abolished the 1959 constitution, dissolved the National Assembly and concentrated power in the presidency. Links: Central African Rep.
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1965 |
Col. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, commander of the army and minister of defense, was picked by France to overthrow David Dacko when he began establishing close ties with China. Links: Central African Rep.
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1966 |
The Brazzaville Treaty became effective after it was ratified by the five member countries: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, and Gabon. Links: Cameroon, Chad, Central African Rep., Congo Rep., Gabon
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1972 Mar 2 |
Jean-Bédel Bokassa appointed himself President for life of the Central African Republic. Links: Central African Rep.
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1976 |
Te Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) was established and included six members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Links: Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Rep., Congo Rep., Gabon, Banking
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1977 Dec 4 |
Jean-Bedel Bokassa (1921-1996), ruler of the Central African Empire, crowned himself emperor in a ceremony duplicating the coronation of Napoleon. It was believed to have cost more than $100 ($25) million. Bokassa was deposed in 1979. Links: Central African Rep.
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1979 Sep 20 |
In the Central African Republic Jean-Bedel Bokassa was toppled in a French-backed coup. 700 French paratroopers took control of Bangui while Bokassa was away on a state visit to Libya. Links: France, Central African Rep.
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1979 |
In the Central African Republic some 100 school children were slaughtered following a protest over expensive uniforms owned by one of the wives of Emp. Jean-Bedel Bokassa. Links: Central African Rep., Kids, Massacre
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1981 Mar |
In the Central African Republic David Dacko (1930-2003) was re-elected president. He was overthrown in a bloodless coup in September. Links: Central African Rep.
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1981 Sep 1 |
In the Central African Republic army chief Andre Kolingba (d.2010 at 73) took over power in another coup that deposed independence leader David Dacko. Kolingba agreed to re-instate a multi-party system in 1991, but continued to rule until 1993. Links: Central African Rep.
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1983 Oct 18 |
ECCAS was established by the UDEAC members, Sao Tome and Príncipe and the members of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes States. Links: Cameroon, Chad, CongoDRC, Central African Rep., Sao Tome, Gabon
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1986 |
Jean-Bedel Bokassa returned to the Central African Republic from exile. In 1988 he was jailed for embezzlement and murder after a trial in which he was accused of cannibalism and infanticide. Links: Central African Rep., Cannibal
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1986 |
In the Central African Republic women gained the right to vote. Links: Women, Central African Rep.
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1988 |
Former Central African Republic ruler Jean-Bedel Bokassa was sentenced to death for murder and embezzlement. His sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Links: Central African Rep.
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1993 Oct |
In the Central African Republic the first democratic elections (organized with French help) voted Andre Kolingba out of office and elected Ange-Felix Patasse for the presidency. Patasse was a member of the northern Bayas. Links: Central African Rep.
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1993 |
Former Central African Republic ruler Jean-Bedel Bokassa was released from prison by President Andre Kolingba, who had overthrown David Dacko. Bokassa ended his days as a recluse in his villa in Bangui and died of a heart attack in 1996. Links: Central African Rep.
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1996 Apr |
A dispute over pay caused some 400 soldiers to mutiny and rampage over the capital city of Bangui in the Central African Republic. Links: Central African Rep.
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1996 May 19 |
French troops moved into Bangui of the Central African Republic to help quell an army uprising and protect French citizens. Links: France, Central African Rep.
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1996 May 20 |
Two French soldiers were shot and wounded as they assisted French citizens to evacuate from Bangui in the Central African Republic. This was the second uprising by the army in two months with 7 people killed since fighting started. Links: France, Central African Rep.
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1996 Jun 5 |
Rivals signed an accord to form a CAR unity government. Links: Central African Rep.
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1996 Nov 3 |
Jean-Bedel Bokassa (75), former self-proclaimed emperor (1967-1979) of the Central African Republic, died. He was called "the Ogre of Berengo." Links: Central African Rep.
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1996 Dec 1 |
In the Central African Republic army factions in Bangui began fighting. Rebel troops of the Yakoma tribe seized key points. Links: Central African Rep.
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1996 Dec 8 |
In the Central African Republic the government and army mutineers agreed to a 15-day truce. The rebel ranks were dominated by the southern Bayas. Links: Central African Rep.
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1996 Dec 10 |
The French African aid budget was more than $3 billion, nearly 4 times that of the US aid to Africa. French troops were garrisoned in Cameroon, the CAR, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Gabon and Senegal. Links: Ivory Coast, Senegal, France, Cameroon, Chad, Africa, Central African Rep., Gabon, Djibouti
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1997 Jan 5 |
In the CAR district of Petevo, French troops killed 10 CAR army mutineers, after 2 French soldiers were killed on a mediation mission. Links: France, Central African Rep.
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1997 Jul 10 |
In the Central African Republic Pres. Patasse reconciled with 300 mutinous soldiers. Links: Central African Rep.
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1999 |
Ange-Felix Patasse was re-elected president of the CAR. Links: Central African Rep.
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2000 Feb 10 |
The UN Security Council officially ended the peacekeeping mission and established a CAR support office to help consolidate peace. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 May 28 |
In the Central African Republic at least 12 people were killed in a failed coup attempt against Pres. Ange-Felix Patasse. 80 people in 2002 went on trial for the attempted coup. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 May 30 |
Libya flew troops and weapons to the Central African Republic to help Pres. Patasse to put down a coup attempt. Links: Libya, Central African Rep.
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2001 May 31 |
Security forces in Bangui, CAR, went house to house in a search for coup conspirators. Patasse blamed the opposition leader, a member of the Yacoma ethnic group, for the coup attempt. One young Yacoma man was seen shot dead in the street by soldiers. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 Jun 4 |
Fighting continued in Bangui, CAR, with artillery fire exchanged. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 Jun 6 |
In the Central African Republic fighting continued in Bangui and some 50,000 civilians had fled to the forests. Food was scarce and disease outbreaks were feared. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 Jul 5 |
In the Central African Republic Jean-Pierre Lhomme, a UN security chief, was shot and killed in Bangui as he aided a fellow worker. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 Aug 26 |
It was reported that the 62 children of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the late emperor (1966-1979) of CAR, sought to turn Bokassa’s empty palace into a tourist attraction. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 Nov 3 |
In the Central African Republic presidential guard units fought soldiers loyal to the former army chief of staff a day after government forces tried to arrest the ousted general. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 Nov 5 |
In the Central African Republic troops loyal to Gen. Francois Bozize fired mortar shells at Pres. Patasse’s residence in Bangui and engaged government soldiers for a 3rd day of fighting. Links: Central African Rep.
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2001 |
Central African Republic’s General Kolingba fled into exile in Uganda following the failed May 28 attempt to overthrow Patasse. Kolingba was sentenced to death and stripped of military rank in his absence, but was amnestied in 2003 after General Francois Bozize seized power from Patasse. Links: Uganda, Central African Rep.
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2001 |
In the Central African Republic Martin Ziguele began serving as prime minister and continued to 2003. Links: Central African Rep.
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2002 Jul 4 |
In Bangui, CAR, a Boeing 707 cargo plane crashed in a sparsely populated residential area in this central African capital, killing at least 20 people. Links: Air Crash, Central African Rep.
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2002 Aug 26 |
In Bangui, Central African Republic, former military ruler Gen. Andre Kolingba was convicted in absentia of taking part in a failed 2001 coup and was sentenced to death. Links: Central African Rep.
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2002 Oct 24 |
In Bangui, Central African Republic, rebels loyal to the deposed army chief of staff fought members of the presidential guard and Libyan troops for control of the airport. Links: Central African Rep.
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2002 Oct 31 |
The Central African Republic claimed to have put down a coup attempt by rebels backing General Francois Bozize, an ousted army chief of staff. Links: Central African Rep.
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2002 Nov 11 |
In the CAR a baggage-laden roof of an overloaded river taxi near Kouango collapsed on passengers, crushing 58 people. Links: Tragedy, Central African Rep.
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2002 Dec 28 |
Libyan soldiers ended a yearlong deployment to protect the Central African Republic government against a string of coup attempts. They were to be replaced by troops from Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Gabon and Mali. Links: Mali, Cameroon, Libya, Eq. Guinea, Central African Rep., Congo Rep., Gabon
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2003 Mar 20 |
In the Central African Republic Gen. Francois Bozizea asked his fighters to hand over their weapons to troops from neighboring Chad, prompting the insurgents to accuse their leader of betraying them. Links: Chad, Central African Rep.
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2003 Mar 23 |
In the CAR Gen. Francois Bozize said Abel Goumba (76), a veteran opposition leader, will oversee daily operations in the government. Links: Central African Rep.
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2003 Mar |
In the CAR Gen. Francois Bozize took power in a 2nd coup following 5 months of conflict during which Pres. Patasse had enlisted support of rebel troops from the Congo, led by Jean-Pierre Bemba, along with mercenaries from Chad and Libya. Sexual violence during this period was particularly brutal. Links: Chad, Libya, CongoDRC, Central African Rep., Atrocities, Rape
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2003 Jun 27 |
The Central African Republic's former PM fled after being granted asylum in France, ending five months holed up in the French Embassy after a coup here. Links: Central African Rep.
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2003 Oct 10 |
A Central African Republic national forum recommended posthumous forgiveness for despot Jean-Bedel Bokassa (d.1996), whose 13-year rule (1966-1979) ruined the country. The vote followed an apology by Bokassa's son Jean-Serge (31). About 60 legitimate children of Bokassa had mandated one of their number, Jean-Serge Bokassa, to sit as a delegate in a reconciliation forum called the "National Dialogue." There, he asked "forgiveness for the wrong" done by his father and called for his rehabilitation because he had helped to build the country. Links: Central African Rep.
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2003 Nov 20 |
David Dacko (76), the first president of Central African Republic as an independent nation (1960-1966, 1979-1981), died. Links: Central African Rep.
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2003 |
Ricardo Orizio, Italian journalist, authored "Talk of the Devil: Encounters With Seven Dictators." The dictators included Idi Amin (Uganda), Jean-Claude Duvalier (Haiti), Jean-Bedel Bokassa (CAR), Mengistu Haile-Mariam (Ethiopia), the widow of Enver Hoxha (Albania), Wojciech Jaruzelski (Poland), and Mira Markovic, the wife of Slobodan Milosevic (Serbia). Links: Albania, Haiti, Serbia, Poland, Ethiopia, Uganda, Central African Rep., Books
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2004 Mar 1 |
Jean-Bertrand Aristide from the Central African Republic said in a telephone interview that he was "forced to leave" Haiti by U.S. military forces. Links: Haiti, Central African Rep.
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2004 Jul 12 |
Newspapers in Senegal and the Central African Republic suspended publication to protest the jailings of leading journalists. Links: Senegal, Central African Rep.
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2004 Jul 15 |
The Gates Foundation announced a $44.7 million award at the AIDS Conference in Bangkok to a consortium of TB and AIDS researchers. The 2 diseases were often linked. A UN report cited 7 countries as the hardest hit by the AIDS pandemic: Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, Malawi, the Central African Republic and Mozambique. Links: Lesotho, Thailand, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, AIDS, Donation, Central African Rep., Swaziland
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