Vice President of the Central African Republic

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Vice President of the
Central African Republic
Vice-président de la
République centrafricaine
Coat of arms of the Central African Republic.svg
Incumbent
Vacant
since 15 March 2005
Residence Bangui
Seat Bangui
Inaugural holder Henri Maïdou
Formation26 September 1979
12 December 2003 (first reestablishment)

Vice President of the Central African Republic was a political position in the Central African Republic created on three occasions.

Contents

The vice presidency will be re-established after a new constitution was approved in a referendum in 2023. [1] The president has the power to appoint the vice president. [2]

Vice presidents

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
PortraitTook officeLeft officeTime in officePolitical
afflication
PresidentNotes
1 Henri Maïdou
(born 1936)
[3]
26 September 197922 August 1980331 days MESAN David Dacko Resigned
Post abolished (22 August 1980 – 12 December 2003) (23 years, 112 days)
2 Abel Goumba
(1926–2009)
[3]
AbelGoumba.png 12 December 200315 March 20051 year, 93 days FPP François Bozizé Dismissed
Post abolished (15 March 2005 – present) (18 years, 273 days)

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References

  1. "Central African Republic's new constitution makes permanent Touadéra presidency possible". Le Monde.fr. 9 August 2023.
  2. "Referendum Threatens Democracy in Central African Republic". Human Rights Watch. 31 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (27 May 2016). "Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic". Rowman & Littlefield via Google Books.