List of ambassadors of Russia to the Central African Republic

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Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Central African Republic
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Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent
Aleksandr Bikantov  [ ru ]
since 10 January 2022
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Russia in Bangui
Style His Excellency
The Honourable
Reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat Bangui
Appointer President of Russia
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Website Embassy of Russia in the Central African Republic

The ambassador of Russia to the Central African Republic is the official representative of the president and the government of the Russian Federation to the president and the government of the Central African Republic.

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The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Russian embassy in Bangui. [1] The current Russian ambassador to the Central African Republic is Aleksandr Bikantov  [ ru ], incumbent since 10 January 2022. [2]

History of diplomatic relations

Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and the Central African Republic were established on 7 December 1960. The first ambassador, Maksim Kuchmin  [ ru ], was appointed on 10 February 1965. [3] The Central African Republic became the Central African Empire in 1976, under the leadership of Jean-Bédel Bokassa, self-proclaimed Emperor of Central Africa. Bokassa was overthrown in 1979, and the country returned to being the Central African Republic. Relations were broken off by the Soviet government on 23 January 1980, and remained broken during a period of military junta rule. [3] Relations were only restored in March 1988, towards the end of the existence of the Soviet Union. The first ambassador since 1980, Yury Balabanov  [ ru ], was appointed on 25 September 1990. [4] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Central African Republic recognised the Russian Federation as its successor state. Balabanov continued as the ambassador for Russia until 1995. [4]

List of representatives of Russia to the Central African Republic (1965–present)

Soviet Union to the Central African Republic (1965–1991)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Maksim Kuchmin  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 February 196520 August 1968 Credentials presented on 28 February 1965
Dmitry Zelenov  [ ru ] Ambassador 20 August 196821 July 1972 Credentials presented on 23 October 1968
Yevgeny Melnikov  [ ru ] Ambassador 21 July 19721 September 1978 Credentials presented on 23 September 1972
Aleksey Naumov  [ ru ] Ambassador 1 September 197817 December 1980 Credentials presented on 4 November 1978
Diplomatic relations interrupted (1980-1988)
Yury Balabanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 September 199025 December 1991

Russian Federation to the Central African Republic (1991–present)

NameTitleAppointmentTerminationNotes
Yury Balabanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 December 199112 May 1995
Boris Krasnikov  [ ru ] Ambassador 12 May 199514 September 1999
Aleksandr Kasparov  [ ru ] Ambassador 25 July 200515 March 2011
Sergey Lobanov  [ ru ] Ambassador 15 March 201115 January 2019 Credentials presented on 10 June 2011
Vladimir Titorenko Ambassador 15 January 201910 January 2022 Credentials presented on 13 March 2019
Aleksandr Bikantov  [ ru ] Ambassador 10 January 2022 Credentials presented on 9 April 2022

References

  1. ↑ "Посольство Российской Федерации в Центральноафриканской Республике" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Посол Российской Федерации" (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia) . Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Посольство СССР в Центральноафриканской Республике" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Посольство СССР в Центральноафриканской Республике" (in Russian). knowbysight.info. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
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