François Bozizé

male, 63 years old
came to power in a coup, Central African War, torture victim, Leaders by coup, Central African politician, National Leader…CentralAfricanRepublic, Heads of state of the Central African Republic
François Bozizé Yangouvonda is the President of the Central African Republic. He came to power in March 2003 after leading a rebellion against Pr...
David Dacko

David Dacko

male, deceased (2003)
ousted in a coup, came to power in a coup, Death from asthma, Cold War leader, Central African politician, CentralAfricanRepublic
David Dacko was the first President of the Central African Republic (CAR), from August 14, 1960 to January 1, 1966, and the third president of the...

Ange-Félix Patassé

male, 72 years old
ousted in a coup, Ouster by coup, Central African politician, Togo, CentralAfricanRepublic
Ange-Félix Patassé was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé. Pata...

Jean-Bédel Bokassa

male, deceased (1996)
Bokassa I of Central Africa, ousted in a coup, came to power in a coup, Légion d'honneur recipient, Croix de guerre recipient, Past leaders by coup…Central African politician, African royalty, CentralAfricanRepublic, Central African Empire, Central African adoptive parents
Bokassa I of Central Africa, also known as Jean-Bédel Bokassa and Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, was the military ruler of the Central African R...
Abel Goumba

Abel Goumba

male, 83 years old
rwanda, Ouaka Prefecture, Anne-Marie, Ouaka, benin, world health organization…CentralAfricanRepublic, Central African politician
Abel Nguéndé Goumba (born September 18 1926) is a Centroafrican political figure. He has unsuccessfully run for president of the Central African Re...

André Kolingba

male, 74 years old
came to power in a coup, Coup D'etat, World Bank, berlin wall, Central African politician, international monetary fund…CentralAfricanRepublic
André-Dieudonné Kolingba was the fourth president of the Central African Republic (CAR), from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. He took po...

Barthélemy Boganda

male, deceased (1959)
United States of Latin Africa, Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa, Father of the Nation, CentralAfricanRepublic, Central African politician, flag of the Central African Republic…Flag of Central African Republic, Central African Empire
Barthélemy Boganda was the leading pre-independence nationalist in the Central African Republic. He served as Prime Minister from 8 December 1958 t...
Charles Massi

Charles Massi

male, 57 years old
National Assembly, National Assembly of the Central African Republic, Ange-Felix Patassé, presidential election, Central African politician, CentralAfricanRepublic…Central African
Charles Massi is a Central African politician and President of the Democratic Forum for Modernity (FODEM) party. Massi was President and founder of...

Martin Ziguélé

male, 52 years old
Central African, prime minister, Central African politician, CentralAfricanRepublic, Bangui, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Martin Ziguélé (born February 12, 1957) is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2001 to 2003. He...
Elisabeth Domitien

Elisabeth Domitien

female, deceased (2005)
heads of government, CentralAfricanRepublic, woman head of government, Central African politician
Elisabeth Domitien was prime minister of the Central African Republic from 1975 to 1976. Domitien began her political career in the Movement for...