Vice President of the Central African Republic

Vice President of the Central African Republic
Vice-président de la République centrafricaine
Coat of arms of the Central African Republic
Incumbent Vacant since 15 March 2005
Residence	Bangui
Seat	Bangui
Inaugural holder	Henri Maïdou
Formation	26 September 1979 12 December 2003 (first reestablishment)

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

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.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political afflication		President	Notes
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Henri Maïdou (born 1936) [3]	26 September 1979	22 August 1980	331 days		MESAN	David Dacko	Resigned
Post abolished (22 August 1980 – 12 December 2003)
2		Abel Goumba (1926–2009) [3]	12 December 2003	15 March 2005	1 year, 93 days		FPP	François Bozizé	Dismissed
Post abolished (15 March 2005 – present)

See also

• President of the Central African Republic
• Prime Minister of the Central African Republic

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. Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (27 May 2016). "Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.