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Bangui is the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River ; the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area.
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Joachim N'Dayen was a Roman Catholic archbishop in the Central African Republic. He was the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic. He became archbishop on appointment by Pope Paul VI in September 1970, when he became the first Roman Catholic archbishop in the country. He resigned in 2003 and was replaced by Paulin Pomodimo. He presided over the Coronation Mass for Emperor Bokassa I in 1977.
The Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic Cathedral and the seat of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR). It is a large and elegant church built with red brick and is common type in French tropical colonies.
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Tadeusz Zbigniew Kusy, O.F.M. is a Polish Franciscan missionary and bishop of Kaga-Bandoro in the Central African Republic.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bangui, Central African Republic.
