He played a crucial role at the beginning of internal autonomy (1956–1958), although the relatively conservative Boganda remained sympathetic to French interests and still did not advocate immediate independence.
Ia berperan penting saat permulaan otonomi internal (1956–1958), kendati Boganda yang relatif konservatif tetap bersimpati pada kepentingan Prancis dan masih belum memperjuangkan kemerdekaan segera.