The history of the Central African Republic is roughly composed of four distinct periods. The earliest period of settlement began around 10,000 years ago when nomadic people first began to settle,farm and fish in the region. The next period began around 10,000 years prior.
Élie Doté is a Central African politician. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from June 2005 to January 2008.
Anicet-Georges Dologuélé is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 4 January 1999 to 1 April 2001. Subsequently,he was President of the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) from 2001 to 2010.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra is a Central African politician and academic who has been President of the Central African Republic since March 2016. He previously was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from January 2008 to January 2013. In the December 2015 –February 2016 presidential election,he was elected to the presidency in a second round of voting against former Prime Minister Anicet Georges Dologuélé. He was re-elected for a second term on 27 December 2020.
Jean-Serge Bokassa is a Central African politician who served in the government of the Central African Republic as Minister of the Interior between 2016 and 2018. Previously he was Minister of Youth,Sports,Arts,and Culture from 2011 to 2013 and was member of the National Assembly from 2005 to 2011. He was a presidential candidate in the 2015 and 2020 elections. He is a son of Bokassa I,who ruled the Central African Empire from 1966 to 1979.
The Central African Republic Civil War is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government,rebels from the Séléka coalition,and Anti-balaka militias.
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 30 December 2015 to elect the president and National Assembly. As no presidential candidate received more than 50% of the vote,and following the annulling of the results of the National Assembly elections by the Transitional Constitutional Court,a second round of the presidential elections and a re-run of the parliamentary elections were held on 14 February 2016,with second round run-offs for the parliamentary elections on 31 March.
Charles-Armel Doubane is a Central African politician and diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic since 2016. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2006 to 2008 and as Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2011 to 2013.
Mahamat Kamoun is a Central African politician and financier who served as Acting Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 10 August 2014 to 2 April 2016. He was the country's first Muslim Prime Minister.
The following lists events that happened during 2013 in the Central African Republic.
Central African Republic–Holy See relations refers to the current and historic relationship between the Central African Republic and the Holy See. Diplomatic relations between the two states were established in 1967,but only in recent years they have been increasing their cooperation,with high level visits being made by Pope Francis and President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to each other's countries.
Central African Republic–India relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Central African Republic (CAR) and India. The Embassy of India in Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo is concurrently accredited to CAR. India also maintains an Honorary Consulate General in Bangui. CAR has no diplomatic mission in India.
Events in the year 2017 in the Central African Republic.
The Republican Guard,also called the Presidential Guard,is nominally part of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) but is directly subordinated to the President of the Central African Republic,for whom it provides security.
Events in the year 2018 in the Central African Republic.
Firmin Ngrébada is a Central African politician who served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 25 February 2019 to 15 June 2021. He was appointed after a peace deal was signed between the government and 14 armed groups to try to suppress violence in the ongoing civil war. He also led the Central African Republic's delegation in the negotiations of the peace deal.
Events in the year 2020 in the Central African Republic.
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 27 December 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. A second round of the legislative elections was originally scheduled to take place on 14 February 2021.
Events in the year 2021 in the Central African Republic.
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in Middle Africa,also called Central Africa.
