Oubangi-Chari
1939-1960
History of Central Africa






Central African Republic (Empire)



In 1960, the Central African Republic became independent. A ONE-PARTY-STATE emerged. In a 1965 coup, JEAN-BEDEL BOKASSA seized power, ruling first as president and then crowning himself emperor in 1977.
The country relied heavily on France. After massacres ordered by Bokassa on suspected opponents, the French intervened and reestablished a republican government (1979). Multiparty elections were held in 1993; yet the political situation is instable, as mutinies (by unpaid soldiers/public officials) occur.





EXTERNAL
FILES
Central African Republic, History of, from Infoplease
French Equatorial Africa, from Infoplease
Jean-Bedel Bokassa, from Infoplease
David Dacko, from Infoplease
CAR : The Party System in 1950-1956 and 1957-1962, in : Kenneth Janda, Political Parties : A Cross-National Survey
DOCUMENTS Banknotes, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
Map of the Central African Republic, from CIA World Factbook
Documents from World History Archives
Flags from FOTW : Central African Republic, Central African Empire
REFERENCE Article : Central African Republic, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1961 p.156, 1962 p.139, 1963 p.254, 1964 p.232, 1965 p.223, 1966 p.176, 1967 p.192, 1968 p.188, 1969 pp.188-189, 1970 p.191, 1971 pp.182-183, 1972 pp.167-168, 1973 p.165, 1974 p.174, 1975 p.159, 1976 p.186, [G]
Article : Central African Empire, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1977 pp.188-189, 1978 p.242, 1979 p.241 [G]
Article : Central African Republic, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1980 pp.237-238, 1981 p.236, 1982 pp.233-234, 1983 p.231, 1984 p.227, 1985 pp.462, 654, 1986 pp.457, 650, 1987 pp.425, 619, 1988 pp.386, 571, 1989 pp.386, 571, 1990 pp.403, 586, 1991 pp.382, 571, 1992 pp.354, 571, 1993 pp.358, 581, 1994 pp.356, 581, 1995 pp.390, 581, 1996 pp.387, 581, 1997 pp.406, 579, 2002 pp.404, 576 [G]
Article : Central African Republic, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.932-933, 1975-1976 pp.806-807, 1976-1977 p.818, Central African Empire 1978-1979 pp.323-324, 1979-1980 pp.322-323, Central African Republic 1980-1981 pp.325-326, 1981-1982 pp.329-330, 1983-1984 pp.333-335, 1984-1985 pp.332-334, 1985-1986 pp.334-336, 1986-1987 pp.338-340, 1987-1988 pp.338-340, 1988-1989 pp.340-342, 1989-1990 pp.342-345, 1990-1991 pp.341-344, 1991-1992 pp.341-344, 1992-1993 pp.342-345, 1993-1994 pp.342-345, 1994-1995 pp.332-335, 1995-1996 pp.320-323, 1996-1997 pp.331-334, 1997-1998 pp.333-336, 1998-1999 pp.363-366, 2000 pp.424-428, 2001 pp.413-416, 2002 pp.428-432, 2003 pp.427-431, 2004 pp.427-431, 2005 pp.423-427, 2006 pp.416-420 [G]
Article : Central African Republic, in : The World in Figures 1st ed. 1976 pp.61-62, 2nd ed. 1978 pp.60-61, 4th ed. 1984 pp.60-61 [G]
Entry : Travel Warning - C.A.R., pp.442-444, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2000, Supplement [G]
Entry : Central African Republic, Cabinet, p.24; Background Notes : C.A.R., pp.391-395, in : Countries of the World and their Leaders Yearbook, 2003 [G]
Article : Central African Republic, in : Americana Annual 1961 pp.125-126, 1962 p.123, 1963 p.128, 1964 pp.130-131, 1965 pp.142-143, 1967 pp.153-154, 1968 pp.141-142, 1969 p.156, 1970 p.160, 1971 p.196, 1972 p.186, 1973 pp.177-178 [G]
Entry : Central African Republic, pp.340-343 in : IMF, International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2001 [G]



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