caption predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
1962 central african stamp featuring david dacko office established none -lrb- emperor bokassa -rrb- jean-bédel bokassa andré kolingba 20 november 2003 near -rrb- mbaiki , ubangi-shari -lrb- now central african republic yaoundé , cameroon 24 march 1930 1st of the central african republic president of the central african republic 3rd president 14 august 1960 21 september 1979 president-d-dacko stamp.jpg david dacko
 1 january 1966 1 september 1981 david dacko
david dacko

david dacko -lrb- ; 24 march 1930 -- 20 november 2003 -rrb- was the 1st president of the central african republic from 14 august 1960 to 1 january 1966 , and 3rd president from 21 september 1979 to 1 september 1981 .
after his second removal from power in a `` coup d'état '' led by general andré kolingba , he pursued an active career as an opposition politician and presidential candidate with many loyal supporters ; dacko was an important political figure in the country for over 50 years .
