The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north,Sudan to the northeast,South Sudan to the east,the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south,the Republic of the Congo to the southwest,and Cameroon to the west.
The history of the Central African Republic is roughly composed of four distinct periods. The earliest period of settlement began around 10,000 years ago when nomadic people first began to settle,farm and fish in the region. The next period began around 10,000 years prior.
The politics of the Central African Republic formally take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic. In this system,the President is the head of state,with a Prime Minister as head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
François BozizéYangouvonda is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was also the only Central African born in modern day Gabon.
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.
Élie Doté is a Central African politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from June 2005 to January 2008.
Charles Massi was a Central African politician. 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.
Abakar Sabone was the leader of the Movement of Central African Liberators for Justice rebel group during the Central African Republic Bush War.
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.
Mahamat Kamoun is a Central African politician who was the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic,in an interim capacity,from 10 August 2014 to 2 April 2016. He was the country's first Muslim Prime Minister.
Léonie Banga-Bothy is a Central African politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic from 2013 to 2014.
Central African Republic–Holy See relations refers to the current and historic relationship between the Central African Republic and the Holy See. Diplomatic relations between the two states were established in 1967,but only in recent years they have been increasing their cooperation,with high level visits being made by Pope Francis and President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to each other's countries.
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 FACA officer who served under Patasse Government. He was the leader of Democratic Front of the Central African People.
