Zerodisegno bokassa biography

Leader of Central Africa from 1966 to 1979

"Bokassa" redirects here. For other uses, see Bokassa (disambiguation).

Jean-Bédel Bokassa ([ʒɑ̃bedɛlbɔkasa]^ⓘ; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996) was a Central African politician and military officer who served as the second president of theCentral 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 himself as emperor, reigning as Bokassa I until his overthrow in a 1979 coup.

Zerodisegno bokassa biography

Of this period, Bokassa served about eleven years as president and three years as self-proclaimed Emperor of Central Africa, though the country was still a de factomilitary dictatorship. His "imperial" regime lasted from 4 December 1976 to 21 September 1979.

Following his overthrow, the CAR was restored under his predecessor, David Dacko. Bokassa's self-proclaimed imperial title did not achieve international diplomatic