Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (died 1996)

Jean-Bédel Bokassa

Leader of Central Africa from 1966 to 1979

Jean-Bédel Bokassa was a Central African politician and military officer who served as the second president of the Central African Republic (CAR), after seizing power in the Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état on 1 January 1966. He later established the Central African Empire (CAE) with…

List of heads of state of the Central African Republic

This article lists the heads of state of the Central African Republic. There have been seven heads of state of the Central African Republic and the Central African Empire since independence was obtained from France on 13 August 1960. This list includes not only those persons who…