info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Bouar is a market town in the western Central African ... 2003 census and is the capital of Nana Mamb r prefecture. Bouar lies on a plateau almost 1000m above sea level and is known as the site of the Camp Leclerc France French military base . Bouar was ceded ... was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bouar . Bouar is also the headquarters of the Eglise ... African Republic . Climate div style width 75 Weather box location Bouar single line Yes metric ... weather weather.php3?s 10646&refer wikipedia title Weatherbase Historical Weather for Bouar, Central ... 2011 div Bouar Megaliths About seventy groups of astronomical megalith s lie in the area of the town ... de Bouar UNESCO World Heritage Centre ref Notes references coord 5 57 N 15 36 E region CF type city ... geo stub da Bouar de Bouar fr Bouar ko id Bouar it Bouar lt Bvaras nl Bouar ja nds Bouar pl Bouar ro Bouar ora ru sg Bu ra sq Bouar uk zh ... more details
Infobox Airport name Bouar Airport nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA BOP ICAO FEFO type Public owner Government operator city served location Bouar , Central African Republic CAR elevation f 3,360 elevation m 1,024 coordinates Coord 06 00 0 N 15 40 0 E type airport display inline,title website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 16 34 r1 length f 6,417 r1 length m 1,956 r1 surface Asphalt stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Bouar Airport airport codes BOP FEFO is an airport in Bouar , Central African Republic . CentralAfricanRepublic airport stub Category Airports in the Central African Republic Category Airports in Central Africa pl Port lotniczy Bouar ... more details
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bouar lang la Buaren sis is a diocese in Bouar in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui Bangui in the Central African Republic . History February 27, 1978 Established as Diocese of Bouar from the Diocese of Berb rati Leadership Bishop s of Bouar Roman rite Bishop Armando Umberto Gianni , O.F.M. Cap. since February 27, 1978 See also Roman Catholicism in the Central African Republic Source http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese boua1.htm Giga Catholic Information coord missing Central African Republic DEFAULTSORT Bouar Category Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic Category Religious organizations established in 1978 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century CentralAfricanRepublic stub Africa RC diocese stub de Bistum Bouar fr Liste des v ques de Bouar it Diocesi di Bouar nl Bisdom Bouar ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The Roman Catholic Church in the Central African Republic is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome . There are just under 900,000 Catholics in the country which represents about a quarter of the total population. There are nine diocese s including one Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui Bangui Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao Alindao Roman Catholic Diocese of Bambari Bambari Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangassou Bangassou Roman Catholic Diocese of Berb rati Berb rati Roman Catholic Diocese of Bossangoa Bossangoa Roman Catholic Diocese of Bouar Bouar Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga Bandoro Kaga Bandoro Roman Catholic Diocese of Mba ki Mba ki Africa in topic Roman Catholicism in DEFAULTSORT Roman Catholicism In Central African Republic Category Roman Catholic Church in the Central African Republic Category Roman Catholic Church in Africa Central African Category Roman Catholic Church by country Central African RC country stub CentralAfricanRepublic stub nl Katholieke Kerk in de Centraal Afrikaanse Republiek ... more details
The Roman Catholic Church in the Central African Republic consists of one ecclesiastical province composed of 8 suffragan dioceses. List of dioceses Episcopal Conference of the Central African Republic Ecclesiastical Province of Bangui Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui Archdiocese of Bangui Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao Diocese of Alindao Roman Catholic Diocese of Bambari Diocese of Bambari Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangassou Diocese of Bangassou Roman Catholic Diocese of Berb rati Diocese of Berb rati Roman Catholic Diocese of Bossangoa Diocese of Bossangoa Roman Catholic Diocese of Bouar Diocese of Bouar Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga Bandoro Diocese of Kaga Bandoro Roman Catholic Diocese of Mba ki Diocese of Mba ki External links http www.catholic hierarchy.org country cf.html Catholic Hierarchy entry . http www.gcatholic.com dioceses country CF.htm Giga Catholic Information . Category Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic Category Lists of Roman Catholic dioceses by country Central African Republic pl Podzia Ko cio a katolickiego w Republice rodkowoafryka skiej ... more details
Image CAR NanaMambere.png right 175px Location of Nana Mamb r Prefecture in the Central African Republic Nana Mamb r is one of the 14 prefecture s of the Central African Republic . It covers an area of 26,600 km and has a population of 184,594 2003 census . The capital is Bouar . It was part of Kamerun where was a German colony between 1911 1916. Other locations in Nana Mamb r are Baboua, Abba and Gallo. Bouar, principal city of Nana Mamb r is also the headquarters of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Central African Republic. The church s seminary and Bible school are located in Baboua. CentralAfricanRepublic geo stub Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic coord 5 30 N 15 30 E region CF type adm1st display title Category Prefectures of the Central African Republic Category Nana Mamb r bg ca Nana Mamb r de Nana Mamb r es Nana Mamb r eo Nana Mamb r fr Nana Mamb r ko it Prefettura di Nana Mamb r lt Nana Mamber nl Nana Mamb r ja no Nana Mamb r pl Prefektura Nana Mamb r pt Nana Mamb r ro Nana Mamb r ru sg S se t k m nd k t t Nan Mambere sq Nana Mamb r fi Nana Mamb r zh ... more details
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui is the Metropolitan bishop Metropolitan Episcopal See See for the Ecclesiastical province of Bangui in the Central African Republic . The see is currently sede vacante . History 1909.05.08 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Oubangui Chari from the Apostolic Vicariate of Upper French Congo 1937.12.02 Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Oubangui Chari 1940.05.28 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Bangui 1955.09.14 Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui Special churches The seat of the archbishop is the Cath drale Notre Dame in Bangui. Leadership Metropolitan Archbishops of Bangui Roman rite Archbishop Paulin Pomodimo 2003.07.26 2009.05.26 resigned Archbishop Joachim N Dayen 1970.09.16 2003.07.26 Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset , C.S.Sp. 1955.09.14 1970.09.16 Vicars Apostolic of Bangui Roman rite Archbishop Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. 1948.04.09 1955.09.14 Bishop Marcel Auguste Marie Grandin , C.S.Sp. 1937.12.02 1947.08.04 Prefects Apostolic of Oubangui Chari Roman rite Bishop Marcel Auguste Marie Grandin, C.S.Sp. 1928.05.02 1937.12.02 Fr. Pietro Cotel , C.S.Sp. Suffragan dioceses Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao Alindao Roman Catholic Diocese of Bambari Bambari Roman Catholic Diocese of Bangassou Bangassou Roman Catholic Diocese of Berb rati Berb rati Roman Catholic Diocese of Bossangoa Bossangoa Roman Catholic Diocese of Bouar Bouar Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga Bandoro Kaga Bandoro Roman Catholic Diocese of Mba ki Mba ki See also Roman Catholicism in the Central African Republic List of Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic Source http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese bang2.htm Giga Catholic Information coord missing Central African Republic DEFAULTSORT Bangui Category Bangui Category Roman Catholic dioceses in the Central African Republic CentralAfricanRepublic stub Africa RC diocese stub de Erzbistum Bangui fr Liste des archev ques de Bangui it Arcidiocesi di Bangui nl Aartsbisdom Bangui pl A ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2010 File Central African Republic CIA WFB Map.png thumb right 300px Map of the Central African Republic File Bangui Shopping District.jpg thumb right 300px Bangui City Centre This is a list of cities and towns in the Central African Republic . Alindao Baboua Bahamo Bambari Bangassou Bangui Baoro Batangafo Berb rati Bimbo, Central African Republic Bimbo Birao Boali Bobangui Boda, Lobaye Boda Bossangoa Bossemb l Bouar Bouca Bozoum Bria Carnot, Central African Republic Carnot Damara, Central African Republic Damara Gambo, Central African Republic Gambo Gamboula Ippy Kabo Kaga Bandoro Kemb Kouango Mba ki Mobaye Mongoumba N D l Nola, Central African Republic Nola Obo Ouadda Ouango Paoua Rafa Sibut Zinga 10 largest cities Bangui 622,771 census 2006 Bimbo, Central African Republic Bimbo 124,176 Berb rati 76,918 Carnot, Central African Republic Carnot 45,421 Bambari 41,356 Bouar 40,353 Bossangoa 36,478 Bria 35,204 Bangassou 31,553 Nola, Central African Republic Nola 29,181 Africa in topic List of cities in DEFAULTSORT List Of Cities In The Central African Republic Category Lists of cities by country Central African Republic, List of cities in the Category Populated places in the Central African Republic Category Lists of cities in Africa Central African Category Central African Republic related lists Cities cs Seznam m st ve St edoafrick republice cy Rhestr dinasoedd Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica de Liste der St dte in der Zentralafrikanischen Republik es Anexo Localidades de Rep blica Centroafricana eo Listo de urboj de Centr Afrika Respubliko fr Villes de R publique centrafricaine sw Orodha ya miji ya Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati hu A K z p afrikai K zt rsas g v rosai ja nds St der in de Zentraalafrikaansche Republiek pt Anexo Lista de cidades na Rep blica Centro Africana ro Lista ora elor din Republica Centrafrican ru sq Lista e qyteteve t Afrik s Qendrore sh Popis gradova u Srednjoafr ... more details
This is a list of airport s in the Central African Republic , sorted by location. TOC Airports Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled commercial airline service. class wikitable sortable valign baseline style text align left white space nowrap List of cities in the Central African Republic City served style text align left white space nowrap ICAO airport code ICAO style text align left white space nowrap IATA airport code IATA style text align left white space nowrap Airport name valign top Alindao FEFA Alindao Airport valign top Bakouma FEGM BMF Bakouma Airport valign top Bambari FEFM BBY Bambari Airport valign top Bangassou FEFG BGU Bangassou Airport valign top Bangui FEFF BGF Bangui M Poko International Airport valign top Batangafo FEGF BTG Batangafo Airport valign top Berb rati FEFT BBT Berb rati Airport valign top Birao FEFI IRO Birao Airport valign top Bocaranga FEGC Bocaranga Airport valign top Bossangoa FEFS BSN Bossangoa Airport valign top Bossemb l FEFL BEM Bossemb l Airport valign top Bouar FEFO BOP Bouar Airport valign top Bouca FEGU BCF Bouca Airport valign top Bozoum FEGZ BOZ Bozoum Airport valign top Bria FEFR BIV Bria Airport valign top Carnot, Central African Republic Carnot FEFC CRF Carnot Airport valign top Gordil FEGL GDI Gordil Airport valign top Gounda GDA Gounda Airport valign top Koumala KOL Koumala Airport valign top Mobaye FEFE Mobaye Mbanga Airport valign top N D l FEFN NDL N D l Airport valign top Obo FEGE MKI M Boki Airport valign top Obo FEFB Poste Airport valign top Ouadda FEFW ODA Ouadda Airport valign top Ouanda Djall FEGO ODJ Ouanda Djall Airport valign top Paoua FEFP Paoua Airport valign top Rafa FEGR RFA Rafa Airport valign top Sibut FEFU Sibut Airport valign top Yalinga FEFY AIG Yalinga Airport valign top Zemio FEFZ IMO Zemio Airport See also Central African Republic Air Force Transport in the Central African Republic List of airports by ICAO code F FE Central African Republic Wikipedia WikiProject ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Bocaranga image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map Central African Republic mapsize map caption coordinates region CF subdivision type Country subdivision name Central African Republic subdivision type1 Prefecture subdivision name1 Ouham Pend leader title Sub prefect leader name Aboukari Bi Hamidou population as of 2003 population total 61,190 area total km2 area total sq mi latd 6 latm 59 latNS N longd 15 longm 39 longEW E coordinates display d elevation m 1072 elevation ft 3517 Bocaranga is a Sub prefectures of the Central African Republic sub prefecture in the Prefectures of the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham Pend in Central African Republic . The city must not be confused with Bocaranga I, Bocaranga II, Bocaranga III and Bocaranga IV. These are smaller villages along the road from Bocaranga to Bouar History The village of Bocaranga was ceded to Germany German Kamerun on 4 November 1911. It went back to French Oubangi Chari rule in 1914. In 1946 it became a district and on January 23, 1961 it became a sous pr fecture within the newly independent Central African Republic. ref http webs.ono.com juanfandos adssubprefs.htm Subprefectures of the Central African Republic ref Geography The city is located in the highlands of the northwest part of the country. It is surrounded by granite hills and rocks. Northwest of the city is Mount Bocaranga 1309 m , which is one of the highest points in the country. Transport There is an airstrip outside town, Bocaranga Airport . The roads leading to Bocaranga are unpaved. Notes and references Reflist Sub prefectures of the Central African Republic Category Sub prefectures of the Central African Republic Category Populated places in the Central African Republic fr Bocaranga it Bocaranga pl Bocaranga ... more details
CIA Railways There are no railways in the Central African Republic. A line from flagicon Cameroon Cameroon port of Kribi to Bangui was proposed in 2002. ref Janes World Railways , 2002 2003, p76 ref Highways In 2002, the country had 23,810 km 14,796 mi of roads, of which only 429 km 267 mi were paved. A rehabilitation project, begun in 1974 and completed ten years later, centered on three highways running north, west, and south from Nola, Central African Republic Nola . In 2003, there were about 1,850 passenger cars and 1,650 commercial vehicles in use. Total 23,810 km Paved 643 km Unpaved 23,167 km 1999 est. Major roads include RN1 Route Nationale 1 north from Bangui. 482 km via Bossangoa to Moundou, Chad. RN2 east from Bangui. 1202 km via Bambari and Bangassou to the Sudanese border at Bambouti. RN3 west from RN1 at Bossemb l . 453 km via Bouar and Baboua to Boulai on the Cameroon border as part of the east west Trans African Highway 8 Lagos Mombasa. RN4 from RN2 at Damara, 76 km north of Bangui, north 554 km via Bouca and Batangafo to Sarh, Chad. RN6 south and west from Bangui, 605 km via Mba ki, Carnot and Berb rati to Gamboula on the border with Cameroon. RN8 north east from RN2 at Sibut, 023 km via Kaga Bandoro, Nd le, and Birao to the Sudanese border. RN10 south from RN6 at Berb rati, 136 km via Bania to Nola. RN11 from Baoro on RN3 south, 104 km to Carnot on RN6. The roads west to Sudan and north to Chad are poorly maintained. ref Africa North East, GeoCenter Germany 1999 ref ref Africa North and West, Micheleon 1986 ref Waterways 900 km traditional trade carried on by means of shallow draft dugouts Oubangui is the most important river, navigable all year to craft drawing 0.6 m or less 282 km navigable to craft drawing as much as 1.8 m. Ports and harbors Bangui , Nola, Central African Republic Nola , Salo, Central African Republic Salo , Nzinga, Central African Republic ... more details
Politics of the Central African Republic style background transparent colspan 2 Image CAR prefectures.png left tr colspan 2 The Central African Republic is divided into fourteen prefecture s tr class wikitable Prefecture style font size 90 Capital tr Bamingui Bangoran nbsp 2 style font size 90 Nd l tr Basse Kotto style font size 90 Mobaye tr Haute Kotto style font size 90 Bria tr Haut Mbomou style font size 90 Obo tr K mo style font size 90 Sibut tr Lobaye style font size 90 Mba ki tr Mamb r Kad style font size 90 Berb rati nbsp 2 tr class wikitable Prefecture style font size 90 Capital tr Mbomou style font size 90 Bangassou tr Nana Mamb r style font size 90 Bouar tr Ombella M Poko nbsp 2 style font size 90 Bimbo Central African Republic Bimbo tr Ouaka style font size 90 Bambari tr Ouham style font size 90 Bossangoa nbsp 2 tr Ouham Pend style font size 90 Bozoum tr Vakaga style font size 90 Birao tr There are also two economic prefectures style background transparent Nana Gr bizi style font size 90 capital Kaga Bandoro tr Sangha Mba r nbsp 2 style font size 90 capital Nola Central African Republic Nola tr The national capital, Bangui , comprises a commune which lies outside the prefectures. The prefectures are further subdivided into Sub Prefectures of the Central African Republic seventy one sub prefectures . See also ISO 3166 2 CF Sources http webs.ono.com juanfandos Central African Republic Administrative divisions of the Central African Republic Articles on first level administrative divisions of African countries Categories Category Prefectures of the Central African Republic Category Subdivisions of the Central African Republic Category Lists of country subdivisions Central African Republic, Prefectures Category Country subdivisions of Africa Central African Republic 1 Category First level administrative country subdivisions Prefectures, Central African Republic Category Central African Republic related lists Other languages bg ... more details
Image Emeraude.jpg thumb 300px right A DGSE site in Domme, P rigord Ph. Luc Viatour Frenchelon is the nickname given to French signal intelligence system in reference to its UKUSA Anglo American counterpart ECHELON . History Its existence has never been officially acknowledged by French authorities, although numerous journalists, based on military information have mentioned it, since the European Parliament investigated ECHELON and also its implications in counter terrorism . Image Albion plateau in France.JPG thumb 300px right A DGSE site on the plateau of Albion Operations The system is allegedly operated by DGSE , whose Direction Technique Technical Direction is responsible for signal intelligence. The largest station is in Domme, near Sarlat in P rigord . Some of the other stations in France are Alluets Feucherolles Alluets le Roi , Mutzig, Mont Val rien, Plateau d Albion, Agde, Solenzara South Corsica , and Filley Barracks in Nice. Image Zone radards Palteau d Albion.JPG thumb 300px right A DGSE site near Saint Christol, Vaucluse Saint Christol There are some other stations in overseas territories and former colonies Saint Barth lemy Bouar Djibouti Camp Lemonnier closed, now occupied by US Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Mayotte Closed in 1998 R union Kourou and base aeronavale La Tontouta in New Caledonia These stations, in addition to the DGSE headquarters on boulevard Mortier in Paris, intercept electronic communications, decipher using software coded communications of diplomatic, military or industrial origin. It shouldn t be confused with the French Army s official listening system Emeraude ref fr http reseau.echelon.free.fr reseau.echelon emeraude.htm Emeraude Ensemble mobile d coute et de recherche automatique des missions Mobile set for listening and automatic searches of emissions ref , which used to be mistakenly confused with Frenchelon Citation needed reason please give a reliable source for this assertion. date April 2010 . References reflist Fur ... more details
File Flag of the Congo Army 1970 1992 .svg thumb Flag of the Congo Army 1970 1992 used during Ngouabi s rule. Marien Ngouabi or N Gouabi December 31, 1938 March 18, 1977 was the military President of the Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969 to March 18, 1977. Biography Origins Marien Ngouabi was born in 1938 at Ombell , Cuvette d partement, in Mboshi territory. His family was of humble origins. From 1947 to 1953 he went to primary school in Owando . In 1953 he went to study to the Ecole des enfants de troupes G n ral Leclerc in Brazzaville and in 1957 he was sent to Bouar , Oubangui Chari now the Central African Republic . After serving in Cameroun 1958 1960 , Marien went to the Ecole Militaire Pr paratoire in Strasbourg , France and then to the Ecole Inter armes at cole sp ciale militaire de Saint Cyr Co tquidan Saint Cyr in 1961. He returned to Congo in 1962 as Second Lieutenant and was stationed at the Pointe Noire garrison. In 1963 Marien Ngouabi was promoted to Lieutenant. Rise to power In 1965 he created the first battalion of paratrooper s in the Congo Republic. Known for his leftist views, in April 1966 Ngouabi was demoted to the rank of soldier second class when he refused to be posted again at Pointe Noire. President Alphonse Massamba D bat had Ngouabi and Second Lieutenant Eyabo arrested on July 29, 1968. Ngouabi s arrest provoked discontent among the military, and on July 31 Ngouabi was freed by soldiers. The National Revolutionary Council CNR , headed by Ngouabi, was created on August 5, 1968. Massamba D bat, whose powers had been curtailed by the CNR, resigned on September 4, and Prime Minister Alfred Raoul served as acting head of state until December 31, 1968, when the CNR formally became the country s supreme authority and Ngouabi, as head of the CNR, assumed the presidency. ref http congagora.org ngolongolo2.html L histoire du Parti Congolais du Travail de Marien Ngouabi Denis Sassou Nguesso. , congagora.org fr icon . ref Head of state On ... more details
Image Central African Republic sub prefectures.png thumb left 350px Sub Prefectures of the Central African Republic Politics of the Central African Republic The prefectures of the Central African Republic are divided into 71 sub prefectures French language French sous pr fectures . The sub prefectures are listed below, by prefecture. clear Bamingui Bangoran Bamingui Bangoran Prefecture Image Bamingui Bangoran sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Bamingui Bangoran Bamingui Nd l clear Bangui Bangui Commune Image Bangui commune.png thumb right 200px Commune of Bangui Bangui clear Basse Kotto Basse Kotto Prefecture Image Basse Kotto sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Basse Kotto Alindao Kemb Mingala Mobaye clear Haut Mbomou Haut Mbomou Prefecture Image Haut Mbomou sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Haut Mbomou Djemah Obo Zemio clear Haute Kotto Haute Kotto Prefecture Image Haute Kotto sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Haute Kotto Bria Ouadda Yalinga clear K mo K mo Prefecture Image Kemo sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Kemo Dekoa Sibut clear Lobaye Lobaye Prefecture Image Lobaye sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Lobaye Boda, Lobaye Boda Mbaiki Mongoumba clear Mamb r Kad Mamb r Kad Prefecture Image Mambere Kadei sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Mambere Kadei Berb rati Carnot, Central African Republic Carnot Gamboula clear Mbomou Mbomou Prefecture Image Mbomou sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Mbomou Bakouma Bangassou Gambo Ouango Rafai clear Nana Gr bizi Nana Gr bizi Economic Prefecture Image Nana Grebizi sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Nana Grebizi Kaga Bandoro Mbr s clear Nana Mamb r Nana Mamb r Prefecture Image Nana Mambere sub prefectures.png thumb right 200px Sub prefectures of Nana Mambere Baboua Baoro Bouar clear Ombella M Poko Ombella M Poko Prefectur ... more details
interesting location for military bases than its neighbours and Bouar and Bangui were hence two ..., the Bouar base and the B al Camp at that time home to 1,400 French soldiers in Bangui were shut down ... more details
Use dmy dates date May 2011 foreignchar Francois Bozize Infobox Officeholder name Fran ois Boziz image Bozize.jpg office List of heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire President of the Central African Republic primeminister Abel Goumba br C lestin Gaombalet br lie Dot br Faustin Archange Touad ra vicepresident Abel Goumba term start 15 March 2003 term end predecessor Ange F lix Patass successor birth date birth date and age 1946 10 14 df y birth place Mouila , French Equatorial Africa small now Gabon small death date death place party Independent politician Independent spouse Monique Boziz religion Pentecostalism ref cite web title Boziz , Fran ois MSN Encarta url http fr.encarta.msn.com encyclopedia 941550365 Boziz C3 A9 Fran C3 A7ois.html archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5kwcPSamf archivedate 31 October 2009 deadurl yes ref Fran ois Boziz Yangouvonda born 14 October 1946 is the Heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire President of the Central African Republic . He came to power in March 2003 after leading a rebellion against President Ange F lix Patass and ushered in a transitional period of government. He won the country s Central African Republic elections, 2005 2005 presidential election he received the most votes in the first round in March 2005, but less than a majority, requiring a runoff election , which he won in May 2005. Early life and Kolingba s rule Boziz was born in Gabon , a member of the Gbaya people , and attended a military officers training college in the Central African province of Bouar . ref name Contest citation first title Bozize to contest presidency as an independent candidate url http www.irinnews.org Report.aspx?ReportId 52396 newspaper IRIN date 13 December 2004 accessdate 14 August 2008 . ref He became a second lieutenant in 1969 and a captain in 1975. ref name Contest He was appointed Brigadier General ref name Contest by Emperor Jean B del Bokassa in 1 ... more details
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