Central African Republic

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69 Moments
2001
2000
1998
Patasse re-elected with Kolingba as nearest rival winning 19% of votes
1996
France starts withdrawal; African peacekeepers take over from French troops.
1995
Soldiers mutiny over unpaid wages in Bangui
1993
Ange-Felix Patasse elected president, ending military rule.
1990
1989
1988
Jean Bedel Bokassa Sentenced to Death, Commuted to Life Imprisonment
1983
1981
President Dacko ousted by army commander Kolingba in coup.
1979
French intervention topples Jean-Bédel Bokassa's regime.
1977
Jean-Bédel Bokassa's Lavish Self-Coronation as Emperor
1972
1964
President Dacko overthrown by army commander amid crisis.
1962
1960
Independence Achieved with David Dacko as President
Independence From French Colonial Rule
1959
Unexpected death of prominent leader Barsiaka Boganda shocks nation and alters political landscape.
1958
MESAN wins territorial assembly; Boganda Grand Council president.
1945
Establishing Autonomy: French Representation for Barthelemy Boganda's Territory
1920
Indigenous Africans Protest Against Concessionaire Abuses
1919
Protests Over Concessionaire Abuses
1910
Incorporation as a French Territory
Biography of Independence Figure Barthélemy Boganda
1901
Socatel Telecommunications Company Established
1888
Formation of French territory of Oubangui-Chari