Jean-Bédel Bokassa ([ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa] ; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996) was a Central African political and military leader. He became the second...

Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. (born 2 November 1973) is a son of Jean-Bédel Bokassa, the former Dictator and Emperor of the Central African Republic and its successor...

known as Catherine Bokassa (born 7 August 1949), is a Central African former member of the royal family and the widow of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. She was one of...

of Bangui, and passed by the Jean-Bédel Bokassa Sports Palace, along Bokassa Avenue, not far from the Jean-Bédel Bokassa University. By 08:30, all the...

Bokassa may refer to: Jean-Bédel Bokassa (1921–1996), Central African Republic and Central African Empire political and military leader Jean-Bédel Bokassa...

succession, however, the crown must pass to a male member of the family. Jean-Bédel Bokassa was Crown Prince of the Central African Empire from its inception...

African 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...

as farce." In 1976, when president Jean-Bédel Bokassa, a great admirer of Napoleon I, made himself Emperor Bokassa I of Central Africa, he declared that...

bin Salman Al Khalifa  Canada: Paul Martin (Envoy)  Central Africa: Jean-Bédel Bokassa (President)  Ceylon: Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Prime Minister)  China:...

placing all executive power in the office of the President. President Jean-Bédel Bokassa restored the office of Prime Minister to assist him in governing the...

language. The Gilima variety is assigned to a separate ISO 639-3 code. Jean-Bédel Bokassa, former President and self-styled Emperor of Central African Republic...

high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After Bokassa was ousted, Bozizé served in the government as Minister of...

Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Army of the Central African Republic seized power in 1965 and ruled until he was deposed by French troops in 1979. Bokassa was...

collapses, subsequently becoming Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. 1965 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, leader of the Central African Republic army, and his military officers...

Lanka, killing 191. 1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire...

Marcos becomes President of the Philippines. December 31 - Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes power in the Central African Republic. Winston Churchill, former...

1905) 1995 – Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (b. 1887) 1996 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central...

Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved December 11, 2021. "Jean-Bédel Bokassa". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved December...

American liberal moral and political philosopher (d. 2002) February 22 Jean-Bédel Bokassa, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (1966–1976), Emperor...

Solomonic dynasty is Zera Yacob Amha Selassie. In 1976, President Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic, proclaimed the country to be an autocratic...

attempt to overthrow Bokassa. 1976: Groups of soldiers try to overthrow Bokassa. September 21, 1979: David Dacko overthrew Jean-Bédel Bokassa with French military...

prime minister and cousin of Bokassa Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Cold War-era despot and erstwhile "emperor" Jean-Serge Bokassa, Minister of Youth, Sports, Arts...

by the 1804 coronation of Bokassa's idol, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Bokassa, formerly President Jean-Bédel Bokassa, received "a 6-foot diamond-encrusted...

Bangui at the Berengo estate that was used by CAR's former ruler Jean-Bédel Bokassa. This deployment brought the number of PMCs in Sudan and the CAR to...

Order of Arts and Letters de la Légion d'honneur.[citation needed] Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Grand Croix, 1962) former president of the Central African Republic...

execution in 1979. Jean-Bédel Bokassa, who had ruled the Central African Republic since 1965, proclaimed himself Emperor Bokassa I and renamed his impoverished...

Republic Presidents (complete list) – David Dacko, President (1960–1966) Jean-Bédel Bokassa President (1966–1976) Emperor of the Central African Empire (1976–1979)...

figures developing cults of personality to consolidate their power. Jean-Bédel Bokassa, who ruled from 1966 to 1979, was notorious for his elaborate self-styling...

Development in Asia and the Pacific (CESDAP) is implemented. December 4 Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself emperor...

uniforms. An African judicial commission later determines that Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa "almost certainly" took part in the massacre. April 22 – The Albert...