On this day September 20, 1979 | Formae Mentis NGO™ in Central African Republic On this day September 20, 1979 A coup d’état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokasa I, born Jean-Bédel Bokassa 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa and Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, was the military ruler of the Central African Republic from 1 January 1966 and the Emperor of the Central African Empire from December 4, 1976, until he was overthrown on 20 September 1979. Bokassa’s overthrow by the French government was called “France’s last colonial expedition” (“la dernière expédition coloniale française”) by veteran French diplomat Jacques Foccart. Operation Barracuda began the night of 20 September and ended early the next morning.

An undercover commando squad from the French intelligence agency SDECE (now DGSE), joined by Special Forces’ 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment, or 1er RPIMa, led by Colonel Brancion-Rouge, landed by Transall and managed to secure the Bangui Mpoko airport. Upon arrival of two more transport aircraft, a message was sent to Colonel Degenne to come in with his Barracudas (codename for eight Puma helicopters and Transall aircraft), which took off from N’Djamena military airport in neighbouring Chad. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, Self-Crowned Emperor Of the Central African Republic, Dies at 75 - The New York Times The New York Times World |Jean-Bedel Bokassa, Self-Crowned Emperor Of the Central African Republic, Dies at 75 Search Continue reading the main story Jean-Bedel Bokassa, a former colonel who seized power in the Central African Republic and went on to proclaim himself Emperor of his impoverished nation, died on Sunday night, his son Jean Charles announced today in Bangui, the capital. He was 75. The cause was a heart attack, his son said. Mr.

Bokassa's sometimes brutal 14-year rule, including two years as his country's self-proclaimed Emperor, ended in 1979 when French paratroopers overthrew his Government while Mr. Bokassa was on an official trip to Libya. France justified its intervention in the Central African Republic by citing stories of Mr. Bokassa's supposed cannibalism of imprisoned schoolchildren. In 1986, Mr. Bokassa, who was living in exile in the Ivory Coast, returned home to face charges against him that included murder and treason. The allegations of cannibalism were never proven, but the onetime President for Life and Emperor was sentenced to death for assassinations, concealing corpses and embezzlement. He served seven years in prison before he was finally pardoned by a successor, Andre Kolingba, in an attempt at national reconciliation. Continue reading the main story From the coup in 1965 that brought him to power until his overthrow, imprisonment and last years back home in the Central African capital, the story of Mr.

Bokassa, a distinguished veteran of the French war in Indochina, closely mirrored the ups and downs of France's deep involvement in the politics of its former African colonies. Advertisement Continue reading the main story As commander of the army and Defense Minister, Mr. Bokassa, then a colonel, was plucked by France to overthrow the Central African Republic's first President, his cousin David Dacko, when Mr. Dacko began establishing close ties with China. Mr. Bokassa's legendary devotion to France and fierce anti-Communism made him the perfect candidate in Paris's view to replace Mr. Dacko. Within days of taking power, Mr. Bokassa broke off relations with Beijing, expelling a large delegation of Chinese advisers. At the same time, showing the lust for titles and power that would lead him 12 years later to proclaim himself Emperor, Mr. Bokassa took on the titles of President, Prime Minister, Commander in Chief of the army and leader of the sole political party. Even as his behavior grew increasingly erratic, Mr. Bokassa maintained warm relations with France for several years.

Valery Giscard d'Estaing, then the French President, was a frequent visitor to the Central African Republic, where he and Mr. Bokassa enjoyed big-game hunting together. Paris congratulated Mr. Bokassa when he decided that his republic should be known as an empire, and the French Government helped finance some of the estimated $30 million cost of Mr. Bokassa's lavish coronation in 1977, which was consciously patterned after Napoleon's coronation. But eventually, a combination of increasingly frequent bids for independence in foreign affairs by Mr. Bokassa and a growing opposition to the Emperor's extravagance at home led France to conclude that he must go. In September 1979, in one of the first actions of its type in Africa in which foreign troops were used to overthrow a leader in power, 700 French paratroopers took control of Bangui while Mr. Bokassa was in Libya. Citing the growing repressiveness of his rule, and the reports of cannibalism, France installed Mr. Dacko, whom it had prompted Mr. Bokassa to overthrow 14 years earlier, as President.

The charges of cannibalism got their start in an article published in Paris-Match magazine that included photographs purporting to show a refrigerator in which the Central African leader kept the bodies of schoolchildren who had been arrested and beaten to death. They had protested having to wear uniforms made from a cloth sold by a business run by the Emperor's wife. Advertisement Continue reading the main story The Government's violent crackdown on student demonstrations shocked public opinion at home and in France, and ultimately led to Mr. Bokassa's overthrow by French troops. But when he was tried years later on treason and murder counts, Mr. Bokassa was acquitted of all charges related to the killing. Mr. Bokassa remained serene throughout a long interview at his home this year, except when asked about the cannibalism story, which he angrily insisted had been planted in the French press by a photographer who was close to President Giscard d'Estaing. Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. Invalid email address. Please re-enter. You must select a newsletter to subscribe to. Sign Up Privacy Policy ''That was not my refrigerator,'' he said of the appliance that appeared in the Paris-Match photos.

''What they showed was the freezer from the morgue, which you can see for yourself. It is still there.'' Though Paris had successfully removed a leader who had proven himself a nuisance with minimal opposition from other African countries, Mr. Giscard d'Estaing's closeness with Mr. Bokassa would come back to haunt him. From exile in the Ivory Coast, where he settled after France refused to allow him entry, an embittered Mr. Bokassa began writing about his long and deep ties with the French. The autobiographical writings, published under the title ''My Truth,'' included details of gifts of diamonds that Mr. Bokassa is said to have frequently made to Mr. Giscard d'Estaing. Although the book was banned in France, the disclosures are widely believed to have helped doom Mr. Giscard d'Estaing's 1981 re-election bid against his Socialist rival, Francois Mitterrand. After returning home to face the charges against him, and serving time in prison, Mr. Bokassa continued to harbor bitter feelings against France, which he said he had served for more than 20 years but which still refused to open its doors to him. Mr.

Bokassa was applauded by many Central Africans for condemning France when it intervened yet again in the Central African Republic this May to put down an army mutiny . ''Every time we have a problem, the French have to come and meddle,'' he said at the time. ''Finally, you have to ask yourself, are we independent, or are we not?'' Advertisement Continue reading the main story Jean-Bedel Bokassa was born on Feb. 22, 1921, at Boubangui, Central African Republic. One of 12 children, he was born to a family of local chiefs that was prominent in Lobaye Province. When he was 6, his father, Mindogon Mgboundoulou, was slain at the local prefect's office in a dispute that the future leader later insisted centered on an argument with French administrators in favor of greater rights for native Central Africans. His mother, Marie Yokowo, committed suicide soon afterward. Mr. Bokassa was educated in Roman Catholic missionary schools in Bangui and Brazzaville and initially planned to study for the priesthood. But when World War II began in 1939, he joined the French Army as a private.

In 1940, the young soldier took part in the campaign at Brazzaville that led to the capture of the Vichy governor for the region and the establishment of the Free French Government there. Ten years later, Mr. Bokassa, by then a company sergeant, fought with valor in Indochina, where he survived the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu. His dozen decorations, which he proudly showed to visitors almost until his death, included the Croix de Guerre and membership in the Legion of Honor. At his death, Mr. Bokassa's only income was his French captain's pension, paid quarterly at the French Embassy in Bangui. Toward the end of his life, Mr. Bokassa returned to the intense religion of his youth, praying several times a day with a well-thumbed Bible. The former Emperor, long known for his high living, told a recent visitor that he had renounced alcohol and sexual relations for several years. Mr. Bokassa, who married several times, is survived by as many as 60 children. The Government announced today that Mr.

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After his fall Bokassa was accused of treason, murder, cannibalism and embezzlement. [close] Military ruler of the Central African Republic from 1 January 1966 and the Emperor of the Central African Empire from 4 December 1976 until he was overthrown on 20 September 1979. After his fall Bokassa was accused of treason, murder, cannibalism and embezzlement. edit descriptions of this character No photos have been uploaded yet. Books with Jean-Bédel Bokassa Articles about Jean Bedel Bokassa - latimes Jean-Bedel Bokassa; African Leader Jailed for Abuses November 5, 1996 | From Times Staff and Wire Reports Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the former self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Republic who was accused of slaughtering and eating some of his critics, has died at the age of 75. Bokassa died of a heart attack Sunday evening at a clinic in this capital city. He had been in poor health since suffering a brain hemorrhage in October 1995.

The national radio made no mention of the death of Bokassa, who ruled from 1966 until 1979 in one of Africa's most brutal dictatorships. Advertisement Jean-Bedel Bokassa; African Leader Jailed for Abuses November 5, 1996 | From Times Staff and Wire Reports Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the former self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Republic who was accused of slaughtering and eating some of his critics, has died at the age of 75. Bokassa died of a heart attack Sunday evening at a clinic in this capital city. He had been in poor health since suffering a brain hemorrhage in October 1995. The national radio made no mention of the death of Bokassa, who ruled from 1966 until 1979 in one of Africa's most brutal dictatorships. NEWS Central African Ex-Emperor to Gain Freedom September 2, 1993 | Reuters Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the former self-styled emperor who was toppled in 1979 amid accusations of child murder and cannibalism, was freed Wednesday by Central African Republic authorities.

President Andre Kolingba ordered the release to mark the 12th anniversary of his rule shortly before it was announced that Kolingba had been defeated in the first round of a presidential election Aug. 22. NEWS The World November 15, 1987 The Supreme Court of the Central African Republic rejected deposed President Jean-Bedel Bokassa's appeal of his death sentence for crimes committed during a 13-year reign. Bokassa, 66, was convicted June 12 of ordering illegal arrests, of at least 20 murders of political opponents and of diverting huge sums from the state treasury. NEWS Central African Ex-Emperor to Gain Freedom September 2, 1993 | Reuters Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the former self-styled emperor who was toppled in 1979 amid accusations of child murder and cannibalism, was freed Wednesday by Central African Republic authorities. President Andre Kolingba ordered the release to mark the 12th anniversary of his rule shortly before it was announced that Kolingba had been defeated in the first round of a presidential election Aug. 22.

NEWS Ex-Emperor Bokassa Goes Home to Immediate Arrest October 23, 1986 | Associated Press Jean Bedel Bokassa, the ousted brutal emperor of the Central African Republic, returned to his homeland today from exile in France and was immediately arrested, an official there said. Bokassa, 65, was overthrown in a French-backed coup in 1979 and sentenced to death in absentia on charges of murder and cannibalism. NEWS Bokassa Guilty; Death Sentence for Ex-Emperor June 13, 1987 | SCOTT KRAFT, Times Staff Writer Jean-Bedel Bokassa, who crowned himself emperor of the impoverished Central African Republic, ruled by bloody fiat and fled without a scratch after a 1979 coup, was convicted and sentenced to death Friday for crimes he committed during his reign. The panel of three judges and six jurors, sitting in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, found the 66-year-old former emperor guilty of murder, embezzling $50 million in public funds and ordering arbitrary arrests.

NEWS Bokassa Death Sentence Lifted February 29, 1988 | Reuters President Andre Kolingba has commuted the death sentence imposed on ousted Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa to forced labor for life, Bangui radio reported today. The 67-year-old, one-time army sergeant who proclaimed himself emperor was sentenced to death on June 12 for a series of gruesome crimes committed during his 13-year rule. Bokassa returned home unexpectedly in October, 1986, from exile in France to stand trial. NEWS Bokassa Trial Won't Be Quick December 26, 1986 | United Press International The torture-murder trial of former Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa, originally expected to last less than a week, will continue until March because of the large number of prosecution witnesses, court officials said today. Bokassa, 65, went on trial Nov. 26 on charges of murder, cannibalism and embezzlement during his 13-year rule of the impoverished land-locked Central African Republic.

NEWS The World March 1, 1988 Ousted Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa's death sentence has been commuted to forced labor for life, government radio reported from Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic. Bokassa, 67, had been sentenced to death on June 12 for a series of crimes. They included conspiracy to murder, illegal detention and embezzlement of state funds, committed during his 13-year rule that ended with his downfall in a French-engineered coup in 1979. NEWS Bokassa Guilty; Death Sentence for Ex-Emperor June 13, 1987 | SCOTT KRAFT, Times Staff Writer Jean-Bedel Bokassa, who crowned himself emperor of the impoverished Central African Republic, ruled by bloody fiat and fled without a scratch after a 1979 coup, was convicted and sentenced to death Friday for crimes he committed during his reign. The panel of three judges and six jurors, sitting in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, found the 66-year-old former emperor guilty of murder, embezzling $50 million in public funds and ordering arbitrary arrests.

NEWS Bokassa Trial Resumes After Weeklong Recess April 28, 1987 | From Reuters The trial of ousted Central African dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa resumed Monday after a weeklong suspension. The proceedings, which have dragged on since November, were suspended when one of the court's legal counsels fell ill. The 65-year-old former dictator is accused of crimes ranging from murder to cannibalism and embezzlement of state funds. NEWS Ex-Emperor Bokassa Goes Home to Immediate Arrest October 23, 1986 | Associated Press Jean Bedel Bokassa, the ousted brutal emperor of the Central African Republic, returned to his homeland today from exile in France and was immediately arrested, an official there said. Bokassa, 65, was overthrown in a French-backed coup in 1979 and sentenced to death in absentia on charges of murder and cannibalism. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself. | South African History Online South African History Online Home » Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself.

Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself. Sunday, 4 December 1977 Jean-Bédel Bokassa was the head of State of the Central African Republic from 1 January 1966 to 4 December 1976. After eleven years as president he dissolved the government and declared the state a monarchy, the Central African Empire. He crowned himself emperor on 4 December 1977. Bokassa was overthrown by the French in 1979. He fled the country and went into exile in France. The Central African Empire was dissolved and replaced with the Central African Republic (CAR). He spent seven years in France writing his memoirs. In 1986, he returned to CAR and was arrested as soon as he touched down on charges of murder, treason, cannibalism and others. He was ultimately found guilty of only treason, was granted amnesty and released from jail in 1993. He died of a heart attack in 1996.

References: • Cathcart B., (1996), Obituary: Jean-Bedel Bokassa , from The Independent, 05 November [online], Available at [Accessed: 15 October 2013] Ex-President Jean-Bedel Bokassa rehabilitated by CAR - BBC News Ex-President Jean-Bedel Bokassa rehabilitated by CAR 1 December 2010 Close share panel Image caption Jean-Bedel Bokassa crowns himself emperor in Bangui in December 1977 The former president of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, has been formally rehabilitated by presidential decree. President Francois Bozize published the decree as part of the country's 50th anniversary of independence, returning Bokassa "all his rights". Bokassa was overthrown in 1979 after 14 years in power and died in 1996. He was variously accused of being a cannibal and feeding opponents to lions and crocodiles in his personal zoo. President Bozize, who himself seized power in a coup in 2003, said his former boss had "given a great deal for humanity".

Bokassa was "a son of the nation recognised by all as a great builder", Mr Bozize said. "He built the country but we have destroyed what he built," the president added as he awarded Bokassa's widow, Catherine, a state medal of honour. "This rehabilitation of rights erases penal condemnations, particularly fines and legal costs, and stops any future incapacities that result from them," the decree said. Heart attack Bokassa came to power in a coup in 1965 and ruled ruthlessly, torturing and killing political rivals. He named himself emperor in 1976 but was overthrown in 1979 when his guards killed scores of schoolchildren during a period of unrest in the capital, Bangui. The children were protesting against Bokassa's proclamation that they would have to wear expensive uniforms only sold by a company that belonged to one of his 17 wives. Crowds vented their hatred on a giant statue of him. For most of his rule Bokassa was backed by former colonial power France.

Sentenced to death for murder and embezzlement, Bokassa spent five years in prison before dying of a heart attack in the capital Bangui in 1996. Despite the excesses of his rule there had been a movement to rehabilitate him, with a number of politicians pointing to periods of stability and patriotism. jean-bédel bokassa - 必应 Sign in Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jean-Bédel Bokassa (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa]; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa and Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, was a military officer and the head of state of the Central African Republic and its successor state, the Central African Empire, from his coup d'état on 1 January 1966 until overthrown in a subsequent coup (supported by France) on 20 September 1979. Of this period, he served almost eleven years (1 January 1966 – 4 December 1976) as president (the last four years as ...

(展开) president for life), and for almost three years he reigned as self-proclaimed Emperor of Central Africa, though he was a military dictator. His "royal" regime lasted from 4 December 1976 to 21 September 1979. Following his overthrow, the Central African Republic was restored under his predecessor, David Dacko. Bokassa's imperial title did not achieve international diplomatic recognition. Born in French Equatorial Africa, the son of a village chief, Bokassa was orphaned at age 12. Educated in mission schools, he joined the French colonial army in 1939 as a private . He distinguished himself in the war in Indochina, winning medals and rising to the rank of captain. When French Equatorial Africa gained its independence as the Central African Republic in 1960, the new president David Dacko, who was his distant cousin, invited Bokassa to head the armed forces. In 1966, Bokassa used his position to oust Dacko and declared himself president. He then began a reign of terror, taking all important government posts for himself.

He personally supervised judicial beatings and introduced a rule that thieves would have an ear cut off for the first two offenses and a hand for the third. In December 1976, in emulation of his hero Napoleon, he appointed himself emperor of the Central African Empire, with a coronation ceremony in 1977 costing US$20 million ($80 million today), practically bankrupting the country. His diamond-encrusted crown alone cost $5 million ($20 million today). In 1979 he had hundreds of schoolchildren arrested for refusing to buy uniforms from a company owned by one of his wives. Bokassa was reported to have personally supervised the massacre of 100 of the schoolchildren by his Imperial Guard. On 20 September 1979, French paratroopers deposed him and re-installed Dacko as president. Bokassa went into exile in France where he had a chateau and other property bought with the money he had embezzled. After his overthrow in 1979, Central Africa reverted to its former name and status as the Central African Republic. In his absence, he was tried and sentenced to death.

He returned to the Central African Republic in 1986 and was put on trial for treason and murder. In 1987, he was cleared of charges of cannibalism, but found guilty of the murder of schoolchildren and other crimes. The death sentence was later commuted to life in solitary confinement, but just six years later, in 1993, he was freed. He lived a private life in his former capital, Bangui, and died in November 1996. Jean-Bédel Bokassa during his July 1970 state visit to Romania. Emperor of Central Africa; Reign: 4 December 1976 – 20 September 1979: Coronation: 4 December 1977: édel_Bokassa Jean Bédel Bokassa的用法讲解 法语助手是权威的法语在线词典,为您提供Jean Bédel Bokassa的中文意思,Jean Bédel Bokassa的读音,Jean Bédel Bokassa的同义词,Jean ...

édel_Bokassa.html Active in politics from an early age, Domitien was a supporter of Jean-Bédel Bokassa, who took power in a 1965 coup. In 1972 she became vice president of the Central ... … The House of Bokassa is a self-proclaimed African royal and imperial house. Its founder, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, ruled as self-crowned emperor over the territories of ... … Jean-Bédel Bokassa → Bokassa I of the Central African Empire – Per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (royalty and nobility)) Counter-revolutionary ... édel_Bokassa Jean-Bedel Bokassa | Republic | ZoomInfo.com [cached] There was one difference as far as the Sri Lankan Executive President was concerned, when compared to Bokassa: Bokassa declared himself the lifetime ruler of the Central African Republic, which the Executive President in 1978, was not in a position to do. However, the ambition and scheme towards achieving this objective was clearly evident.

To achieve this end gradually, he had to keep the majority in parliament; therefore, for this purpose he deliberated a referendum in which the people were asked to give a further period of life to the parliament without an election, creating further confusion and resistance throughout the country. ... Jean-Bedel Bokassa [cached] Jean-Bedel Bokassa was the president of the Central African Republic (1966-1976) and a self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Empire (1976-1979). ... "Jean-Bedel Bokassa. 2014. The Biography Channel website. Feb 22 2014, 12:52 ... Jean-Bedel Bokassa [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2014 [cited 2014 Feb 22] Available from: Bluebook Style Jean-Bedel Bokassa, (last visited Feb 22, 2014). AMA Style Jean-Bedel Bokassa. The Biography Channel website. 2014. Available at: Accessed Feb 22, 2014.

Profile Jean-Bedel Bokassa was the president of the Central African Republic (1966-1976) and a self-proclaimed emperor of the Central African Empire (1976-1979). As the commander of country's military, he overthrew the the current leader, Dacko. After self-styling himself as Emperor, Bokassa personally participated in a massacre of 100 schoolchildren. Once sentenced to death, he

Question: Emperor Bokassa was overthrown as ruler of what country in September 1979?
Answer: Central African Republic