Timothée Malendoma | |
---|---|
Prime Minister of Central African Republic | |
In office 4 December 1992 –26 February 1993 | |
President | AndréKolingba |
Preceded by | Edouard Frank |
Succeeded by | Enoch Derant Lakoué |
Personal details | |
Born | 1935 Dekoa,Ubangi-Shari |
Died | Bangui,Central African Republic | 12 December 2010
Political party | Civic Forum |
Timothée Malendoma (1935 –12 December 2010) was a Central African politician who served as the 12th Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 4 December 1992 to 26 February 1993. He was the President of the Civic Forum party.
Timothée Malendoma was born in Dekoua (now in the Central African Republic) in 1935,joining the French Army in 1953. After fighting for France in the First Indochina War,he was trained as a military administrator in Montpellier. [1]
He was chosen by President Jean-Bédel Bokassa to become Minister of the National Economy in January 1966,and spent his time attempting to shut down diamond smuggling. However,the following year the influence of the smugglers proved too great and he was removed from his post. He returned to politics on 27 September 1979 when he was named Minister of State in the government of President David Dacko. He later formed his own political party in 1990. [2]
Under Malendoma's leadership,the Civic Forum party participated in the "grand national debate" initiated by President AndréKolingba in 1992, [3] although such participation was opposed by the Consultative Group of Democratic Forces,an opposition coalition of which the Civic Forum was a member,which resulting in a suspension of the party by the coalition. [4] On 4 December 1992,Malendoma was appointed as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic by Kolingba to succeed Edouard Frank; [5] however,in February 1993,Kolingba accused Malendoma of "blocking the democratic process" and dismissed him. [4] Malendoma was the candidate of the Civic Forum in the August 1993 presidential election,receiving 2.03% of the vote and taking sixth place. [3]
Subsequently Malendoma was a deputy in the National Assembly and the Civic Forum was an opposition party under President Ange-Félix Patassé. As President of the Church of Christ – [1] the King and the Faculty of Evangelical Theology of Bangui,he sought to attend a meeting of Protestant churches in New Caledonia but was barred from leaving the Central African Republic by the government on 12 October 1999. [6]
After François Bozizé seized power in 2003,Malendoma remained in opposition. [7] In March 2004 he objected to the presence of ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in the Central African Republic,arguing that Aristide was "a dictator"—"we have had our fair share and we don't need anymore"—and that the country should not be "a dumping ground". He also said that in the Central African Republic "democracy is a luxury and opposition is a foreign concept". [8]
In the 2005 parliamentary election,he ran for a seat in the National Assembly as a candidate of the Civic Forum from Mala constituency in Kémo Prefecture,but was defeated in the second round of voting by Fred Jacob Karouna. [9]
Malendoma was admitted to Bangui General Hospital in late November 2010 suffering from a hypertensive emergency,and died on 12 December at the age of 75. [7] Following his death,the Civic Forum did not participate in the subsequent election. [9]
François Bozizé Yangouvonda is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was also the only Central African president born in modern day Gabon.
David Dacko was a Central African politician who served as the first President of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 1 January 1966 and as the third President of the Central African Republic from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. He also served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1 May 1959 to 14 August 1960. After his second removal from power in a coup d'état led by General André Kolingba, he pursued an active career as an opposition politician and presidential candidate with many loyal supporters; Dacko was an important political figure in the country for over 50 years.
André-Dieudonné Kolingba was a Central African politician, who was the fourth President of the Central African Republic (CAR), from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. He took power from President David Dacko in a bloodless coup d'état in 1981 and lost power to Ange-Félix Patassé in a democratic election held in 1993. Kolingba retained the strong support of France until the end of the Cold War in 1992, after which both internal and external pressure forced him to hold presidential elections which he lost.
Martin Ziguélé is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 2001 to 2003. He placed second in the 2005 presidential election and is currently the President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC).
Sibut, formerly Fort Sibut is the capital of Kémo, one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. An important transport hub, it is situated 188 km (117 mi) north of the capital Bangui and is known for its market.
Michel Gbezera-Bria is a Central African politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1997 to 1999. He is currently the CAR Ambassador to France.
Élie Doté is a Central African politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from June 2005 to January 2008.
Jean-Luc Mandaba was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 25 October 1993 to 12 April 1995 under President Ange-Félix Patassé.
Enoch Derant Lakoué is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 26 February 1993 to 25 October 1993.
Édouard Frank is a Central African magistrate and political figure. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 15 March 1991 to 4 December 1992.
Simon Narcisse Bozanga was a Central African politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 4 April 1981 to 1 September 1981, when his government was overthrown by a military coup.
Jean-Pierre Lebouder is a Central African agronomist and politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 12 November 1980 to 3 April 1981. He was also Minister of Finance from December 2003 to August 2004.
Bernard Ayandho was a Central African politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 26 September 1979 to 22 August 1980.
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.
Georges Agba Otikpo Mézodé is a politician, diplomat, and writer from the Central African Republic. Otikpo Mézodé was named foreign minister of his country on 5 April 2001 in Martin Ziguélé government alongside finance minister Eric Sorongopé and Interior Minister Théodore Bikoo. He left office in 2003.
Abakar Sabone was the leader of the Movement of Central African Liberators for Justice rebel group during the Central African Republic Bush War.
Jeanne-Marie Ruth-Rolland was a Central African politician, social worker and teacher. She is regarded as the first female African presidential candidate.
Civic Forum is a political party in the Central African Republic led by Timothée Malendoma.
Cécile Guéret-Séreguet is an activist and politician in the Central African Republic. She served as mayor of Bangui from 2000 to 2003.
Mireille Kotalimbora-Kolingba is a Central African politician who was the First Lady of the Central African Republic from 1981 to 1993 during the presidency of Andre Kolingba.