Career (1944 - 1966)
Education
Upon finishing his education,he worked as a teacher starting in April 1944. He taught at a catholic school in Bambari,Bangui,and Ippy. [1] He joined the scouts in 1950. [2]
Politics
Douzima joined MESAN party and became its secretary-general. He was elected as a member of the Bangui City Council on 18 November 1956 on the Overseas France Municipal Election ,representing the MESAN party. [1] In 1957 election,he was elected as a member of the Territorial Assembly representing Ouham District. Two years later,on 5 April 1959,he was reelected as a member of the Territorial Assembly at the legislative election. [3]
Boganda appointed Douzima as a Minister of Labor on 4 June 1958,a position that he served for one month. He was then appointed as the Minister of Agriculture,Livestock,Water,and Forestry on 23 August 1958. On 1 May 1959,Dacko named Douzima as a Minister of Public Works,Transport,and Mines. He later served as the Minister of Public Service on 20 June 1960. [3] Within the cabinet,he was part of the educated and literate group. [4]
Dacko nominated Douzima as the Minister of Public Service and Planning on 2 January 1961,a position that he served for two years. Afterwards,he became the Minister of Information and Tourism on 2 June 1963. Subsequently,he served as the Minister of Justice for almost two years. While serving as a minister of justice,he also became the Chairman of the Transequatorial Communications Agency and representative of the Central African Republic at the 2nd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Cairo. [3] At the 2nd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement,he called for total disarmament as he believed that it would lead to coexistence. [5]
