Vice President of the Central African Republic
Vice President of the Central African Republic | |
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Vice-président de la République centrafricaine | |
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Incumbent since 15 March 2005Vacant | |
Residence | Bangui |
Seat | Bangui |
Inaugural holder | Henri Maïdou |
Formation | 26 September 1979 12 December 2003 (first reestablishment) |
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Vice President of the Central African Republic was a political position in the Central African Republic created on three occasions.
The vice presidency will be re-established after a new constitution was approved in a referendum in 2023.[1] The president has the power to appoint the vice president.[2]
Vice presidents
[edit]No. | Name (Birth–Death) | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political afflication | President | Notes |
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1 | Henri Maïdou (born 1936) [3] | 26 September 1979 | 22 August 1980 | 331 days | MESAN | David Dacko | Resigned | |
Post abolished (22 August 1980 – 12 December 2003) (23 years, 112 days) | ||||||||
2 | Abel Goumba (1926–2009) [3] | ![]() | 12 December 2003 | 15 March 2005 | 1 year, 93 days | FPP | François Bozizé | Dismissed |
Post abolished (15 March 2005 – present) (19 years, 156 days) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Central African Republic's new constitution makes permanent Touadéra presidency possible". Le Monde.fr. 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Referendum Threatens Democracy in Central African Republic". Human Rights Watch. 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (27 May 2016). "Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.