Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Jean-Bédel Bokassa ([ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa]; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I, was a Central African political and military leader. He was the second president of the Central African Republic and as the emperor of the Central African Empire, from his Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état on 1 January 1966 until overthrown in a coup in 1979.[1]
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.jpg) Bokassa in 1970 | |
| Emperor of Central Africa | |
| Reign 4 December 1976 – 21 September 1979 | |
| Proclamation | 4 December 1976 |
| Coronation | 4 December 1977 |
| Overthrow | 21 September 1979 |
| Preceded by | Himself (as president) |
| Succeeded by | David Dacko (as president) |
| 2nd President of the Central African Republic | |
| In office 1 January 1966 – 4 December 1976 | |
| Coup d'état | 31 December 1965 |
| Preceded by | David Dacko |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as emperor) |
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| Born | 22 February 1921 Bobangui, Ubangi-Shari, French Equatorial Africa |
| Died | 3 November 1996 (aged 75) Bangui, Central African Republic |
| Political party | Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa |
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| House | Bokassa |
| Civil awards | Order of Central African Merit |
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| Service years | 1939–1966 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa Media
Jean-Bedel Bokassa while serving in the Foreign Legion in 1939
Bokassa on a postage stamp from 1967
Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu visits Central African Republic and meets with Bokassa, 1970
Jean-Bedel Bokassa with Ceaușescu in 1970
Bokassa and Giuseppe Saragat in 1971
Ceaușescu and Bokassa in 1972
Imperial Standard of Bokassa I (1976–1979)
Банкет з нагоди коронації імператора Центральної Африки
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References
- ↑ Orizio, Riccardo. "Dear Tyrant". Granta. Retrieved 31 October 2019.