Jean-Bédel Bokassa ([ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa] ; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996) was a Central African political and military leader. He became the second...
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forces overthrew Bokassa and re-established the Central African Republic on 21 September 1979. In September 1976, President Jean-Bédel Bokassa dissolved the...
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The coronation of Bokassa I and Catherine as the Emperor and Empress of Central Africa took place on 4 December 1977 at a sports stadium in Bangui, the...
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The House of Bokassa is an African former ruling imperial dynasty. Its founder, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, ruled as self-crowned emperor over the territories...
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Kiki Bokassa (born 1975, Paris, France) is an autodidact conceptual artist, who works in the expressionist, figurative art genre. She has paintings in...
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Bokassa is a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim founded in 2013 by Jørn Kaarstad, Lars Erik Andreassen and Olav Dowkes. Originally, the band consisted...
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Republic but also those who served as de facto heads of state. Jean-Bédel Bokassa served as a de facto head of state (and also reigned as Emperor from 1976...
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. (born 2 November 1973) is a son of Jean-Bédel Bokassa, the former dictator of the Central African Republic and its successor state...
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Jean-Serge Bokassa (born 25 February 1972) is a Central African politician who served in the government of the Central African Republic as Minister of...
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David Dacko (section Overthrown by Bokassa)
A M'Baka (Ngbaka), he was a distant cousin of future rival Jean-Bédel Bokassa. Soon after Dacko's birth, his family moved to Boda, where his father worked...
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