François Bozizé
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Central African Republic |
| Name in native language | François Bozizé Yangouvonda |
| Name wey dem give am | François |
| Ein date of birth | 14 October 1946 |
| Place dem born am | Mouila |
| Spouse | Monique Bozizé |
| Kiddie | Jean-Francis Bozizé |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | French, Sango |
| Ein occupation | politician, warlord, minister |
| Position ehold | President of the Central African Republic |
| Official residence | Central African Republic |
| Residence | N'Djamena |
| Political party ein member | no value |
| Candidacy in election | 2005 Central African general election |
| Ethnic group | Gbaya people |
| Religion anaa worldview | Protestantism |
| Participant insyd | 2003 Central African Republic coup d'état, Central African Republic Civil War |
| Military, police or special rank | general |
| Award e receive | Order of Merit, Order of recognition |
François Bozizé Yangouvonda (dem born am 14 October 1946)[1] be Central African politician wey be Presido of de Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He be de only Central African presido born for modern-day Gabon insyd.
Bozizé rise to becam a high-ranking army officer for de 1970s insyd, under de rule of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After dem oust Bokassa, Bozizé serve for de government insyd as Minister of Defense from 1979 to 1981 den as Minister of Information from 1981 to 1982. He participate for a failed 1982 coup attempt insyd against Presido André Kolingba den subsequently flee de country. Years later, he serve as Army Chief of Staff under Presido Ange-Félix Patassé, but begin a rebellion against Patassé for 2001 insyd.
Bozizé ein forces capture de capital, Bangui, for March 2003 insyd, while Patassé dey outside de country, den Bozizé take power, wey e usher for a transitional period of government insyd. He win de March–May 2005 presidential election for a second round of voting insyd, den dem re-elect am for de January 2011 presidential election insyd, wey e win de vote for de first round insyd.
For December 2012 insyd, de CAR was plunged into an uprising by rebel forces wey condemn de Bozizé government give no dey honor peace agreements after de Central African Bush War for 2007 insyd. For 24 March 2013 top, Bozizé flee to Cameroon via de Democratic Republic of de Congo after de rebel forces attack Bangui den take control of de presidential palace.[2][3] There, Paul Biya house am, presido of Cameroon.[4][5][6] For 29 May 2013 top, de Central African Republic issue an international arrest warrant against Bozizé.[7][8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. (2010-01-01). Encyclopaedia Britannica Almanac 2010. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-61535-329-3. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ↑ Lydia Polgreen (25 March 2013). "Leader of Central African Republic Fled to Cameroon, Official Says". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ↑ British Broadcasting Corporation (24 March 2013). "Central African Republic: President Bozize flees Bangui". BBC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ↑ "Centrafrique: Bozizé au Cameroun". lefigaro.fr. Le Figaro. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Centrafrique : Paris envoie 300 soldats en renfort après la fuite de Bozizé". Le Monde.fr (in French). 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Looting and gunfire in captured CAR capital". aljazeera.com. Aljazeera. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "CAR issues arrest warrant for ex-president". aljazeera. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "RCA: François Bozizé visé par un mandat d'arrêt international". rfi.fr. RFI. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
External links
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- Appiah, K. Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis Jr., eds. (1999), Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (1st ed.), New York: Basic Books, ISBN 0-465-00071-1, OCLC 41649745
- Aractingi, Jean-Marc (2006), La Politique à mes trousses (Politics at my heels), Paris: Editions l'Harmattan, Central Africa Chapter, ISBN 978-2-296-00469-6
- Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 816. ISBN 978-0-810-87992-8.
- Kalck, Pierre (2005), Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (3rd English ed.), Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0-8108-4913-5
- Mehler, Andreas (2005), "The Shaky Foundations, Adverse Circumstances, and Limited Achievements of Democratic Transition in the Central African Republic", in Villalón, Leonardo Alfonso; VonDoepp, Peter (eds.), The Fate of Africa's Democratic Experiments: Elites and Institutions, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, pp. 126–152, ISBN 0-253-34575-8, OCLC 57414663
- Titley, Brian (1997), Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-1602-6
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