Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Some 200 Central African Republic soldiers mutinied in Bangui in May 1996 , demanding back pay and the resignation of President Ange-F Ã lix PatassÃ .
Simplified: About 200 Central African Republic soldiers mutinied in Bangui in May 1996 . They wanted back pay and for dictator PatassÃ to be removed from control of the country .