François BozizéYangouvonda is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was the only Central African president born in modern-day Gabon.
Célestin Leroy Gaombalet was a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2005. He was President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic from 2005 to 2013.
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé was a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1996 to 1997. He stood as a presidential candidate in 1999 and 2005,and he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2006. He was President of the National Unity Party,an entity which he founded in the mid-1990s. He presented himself as an enemy of corruption and a defender of fair elections and democratic institutions.
Charles Massi was a Central African politician and rebel leader. Massi served as a minister in the government of the Central African Republic during the 1990s and again from 2005 to 2008;he was also the President of the Democratic Forum for Modernity (FODEM) party from 1997 to 2008. He became a rebel leader in 2008,heading the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP).
Anicet-Georges Dologuélé is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 4 January 1999 to 1 April 2001. Subsequently,he was President of the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) from 2001 to 2010.
Henri Pouzère was a Central African politician and lawyer. He was appointed to the government of the Central African Republic as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in 2013.
Côme Zoumara is a political figure in the Central African Republic who was Foreign Minister from September 2006 to January 2008.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra is a Central African politician and academic who has been President of the Central African Republic since March 2016. He previously was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from January 2008 to January 2013. In the December 2015 –February 2016 presidential election,he was elected to the presidency in a second round of voting against former prime minister Anicet Georges Dologuélé. He was re-elected for a second term on 27 December 2020.
Reverend JosuéBinoua is a Central African politician and religious figure who served in the government of the Central African Republic as Minister of Territorial Administration from 2011 to 2013 and as Minister of Security in 2013.
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 30 December 2015 to elect the president and National Assembly. As no presidential candidate received more than 50% of the vote,and following the annulling of the results of the National Assembly elections by the Transitional Constitutional Court,a second round of the presidential elections and a re-run of the parliamentary elections were held on 14 February 2016,with second round run-offs for the parliamentary elections on 31 March.
Catherine Samba-Panza is a Central African politician who served as Transitional President of the Central African Republic from 2014 to 2016. She was the first woman to serve as head of state in the Central African Republic. Prior to her tenure as acting president,she was the Mayor of Bangui from 2013 to 2014.
Mahamat Kamoun is a Central African politician and financier who served as Acting Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 10 August 2014 to 2 April 2016. He was the country's first Muslim Prime Minister.
Central African Republic–France relations are foreign relations between the Central African Republic (CAR) and France. Both nations are members of the Francophonie and the United Nations.
The Republican Guard,also called the Presidential Guard,is nominally part of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) but is directly subordinated to the President of the Central African Republic,for whom it provides security.
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 27 December 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. A second round of the legislative elections was originally scheduled to take place on 14 February 2021.
Abdoulaye Miskine is a Chadian-Central African warlord and a former Central African Armed Forces officer who served under Patasse Government. He was the leader of Democratic Front of the Central African People.
Fidèle Gouandjika,nicknamed The billionaire of Boy-Rabe,is a wealthy Central African businessman and politician. He held two different ministerial positions under the Bozize government. Gouandjika was the first person who introduced Qwan Ki Do in Romania by establishing the Qwan Ki Do club in Iași in 1980.
Joseph Bendounga,nicknamed Joe Ben,was a Central African politician. He was known for his vocal opposition to every administration of the country since Ange-Félix Patassé,which led to him having been arrested several times.
Armel Mingatoloum Sayo,also known as Armel Bedaya or Commandant Sayo,is a Central African politician and warlord who served in three different ministerial positions under Panza and Touadera's presidencies. He also served as the leader of Revolution and Justice until its disarmament in 2019.
Laurent Gomina-Pampali is a Central African politician,writer,philosopher,and professor who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1990–1991) and Member of the National Assembly.
