Louis Kpado | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Bangui | |
| In office 3 April 1970 –26 April 1971 | |
| President | Jean-Bédel Bokassa |
| Preceded by | Jean Michel Benzot |
| Succeeded by | Jean Louis Psimhis |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 4 February 1970 –26 April 1971 | |
| President | Jean-Bédel Bokassa |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Jean Louis Psimhis |
| Deputy Minister of Interior | |
| In office 17 September 1969 –4 February 1970 | |
| President | Jean-Bédel Bokassa |
| Deputy Minister of National and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 28 February 1969 –17 September 1969 | |
| President | Jean-Bédel Bokassa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 (aged 84-85) |
| Alma mater | IHEOM |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat Politician |
Louis Kpado (born 1940) is a Central African bureaucrat and politician who served in various ministerial positions during the Bokassa regime.
Kpado was born in Pouloubou in 1940. [1] On 19 November 1958,during his final year in high school,the government granted him a scholarship to study as an auditor at IHEOM and also awarded him an allowance of 5,000 CFA francs before leaving Ubangi-Shari. [2] Upon completing high school in 1959,he studied in IHEOM. [1]
After completing study in IHEOM,Kpado returned to the Central African Republic and served as the Head of National Economy in 1962. On 7 August 1964,David Dacko appointed him as the Head of Trade and Industry. He also represented the government at the National Agricultural Operations Company (SNEA). [1]
Jean-Bédel Bokassa named Kpado as Deputy Minister of National and Foreign Trade on 28 February 1969. He then became the Deputy Minister of Interior on 17 September 1969. Bokassa conducted a cabinet reshuffle on 4 February 1970,appointing Kpado as Minister of the Interior. While serving as the Minister of Interior,he also became the Mayor of Bangui from 3 April 1970 to 26 February 1971 and Director of National Industrial Manufacturing Company (SONAFI) in September 1970. [3] [1] He stepped down as Minister of Interior,and the position was replaced by Jean Louis Psimhis,who concurrently served as Mayor of Bangui. [4]