10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOKASSA I»
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The Secret History of the Great Dictators: Idi Amin & ...
From Idi Amin's obsession with Queen Victoria, to Bokassa's cruel, cannibalistic excesses, this is a brief, but very readable guide to two dark chapters in post-colonial African history
2
Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic
4 December: Ostentatious coronation ceremony at Bangui of Emperor Bokassa I
and Empress Catherine. None of the heads of state invited by Bokassa bother to
come. 6 December: Suspension of American aid to the Central African Empire.
3
Dictionary of African Biography
On 4 December 1976 a MESAN congress approved a new constitution that
named Bokassa I emperor of the Central African Empire. One year later, on 4
December 1977, Bokassa I crowned him- self and one of his wives, Empress
Catherine, ...
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Henry Louis Gates, 2012
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The History of Central and Eastern Africa
In December 1976 Bokassa assumed the title Emperor Bokassa I and changed
the name of his country to the Central African Empire. He was crowned a year
later—in emulation of his hero, Napoleon I—in a lavish ceremony that cost more
...
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Personal Rule in Black Africa: Prince, Autocrat, Prophet, Tyrant
By personal fiat in 1976 he renamed the country the Central African Empire and
installed himself in a lavish and much publicized "coronation" in 1977 as
Emperor Bokassa I. In retrospect, the coronation — an extravaganza costing
some ...
Robert H. Jackson, Carl Gustav Rosberg, 1982
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money - Modern Issues: ...
B. Bokassa I, 1976-79 MONETARY SYSTEM: 1 Franc = 100 Centimes 3 5000
Francs VF UNC ND (1974). Brown and multicolor. President J.B. Bokassa at right,
field workers hoeing at left, combine at center. Back: Mask at left, buildings at ...
Ivory Coast President Ousts Exiled Emperor Bokassa I The former leader of the
Central African Republic, Emperor Bokassa I, has been expelled from his exile in
Abidjan by President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of the Ivory Coast. Emperor ...
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Disconsolate Empires: French, British and Belgian Military ...
Central African Republic (1979) Operation Barracuda, by which French troops
removed Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire on the night of
September 20, 1979, was one of the most controversial military interventions
carried out ...
Alain Rouvez, Michael Coco, Jean-Paul Paddack, 1994
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2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000
4, 1976; President Bokassa was named Emperor Bokassa I. Bokassa was ousted
as Central African emperor in a bloodless takeover of the government led by
formerpresident David Dacko on Sept. 20, 1979, and the African nation
proclaimed ...
George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael, 2012
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Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor
Bokassa
From the beginning, the name of Bokassa I was on everybody's lips, for on the
very day that the Shah took flight, disturbances erupted in Bangui - disturbances
that proved difficult to quell and eventually brought the Central African Empire to
its ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOKASSA I»
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HISTORY: The Only Africa's Emperor, Dictator And Cannibal
One of Africa's most brutal dictators, accused of cannibalism and feeding his opponents to animals, also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa and Salah Eddine ... «NAIJ.COM, May 15»
THUNDER BAY – Today in history – December 4
1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. «Net Newsledger, Dec 14»
Country Crisis - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
President Bokassa declared himself President for Life in 1972, and named himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. He then ... «AllAfrica.com, Mar 14»
Central African Republic: The New Frontier In Ethno-Religious …
The friendly and fraternal cooperation with France reached its peak with the imperial coronation ceremony of Bokassa I on 4 December 1977. «Eurasia Review, Feb 14»
Double Entendre
... by declaring himself Emperor Bokassa I in a lavish coronation ceremony modeled on Napoleon's. In Operation Barracuda, launched in 1979, ... «Foreign Affairs, Jan 14»
Recasting France's Role in Africa
... occupied an anomalous place since independence from Paris in 1960, ruled by a procession of despots and even an emperor — Bokassa I ... «New York Times, Nov 13»
Central African Republic: Another Western Backed Coup d'Etat
... was overthrown by Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa (subsequently Emperor Bokassa I), in 1979 Bokassa was overthrown by Dacko (although ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Apr 13»
Bozize ouster is latest power grab in Africa's "phantom state"
... military meddling and rule by one of the world's most bizarre and extravagant dictators, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, self-styled Emperor Bokassa I. «Reuters Africa, Mar 13»
Rendez-Vous – This Year's Regime
His images of an inaugural ball for Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the thuggish sergeant-turned-general who would later declare himself Bokassa I ... «ARTINFO, Feb 13»
Exclusion drives Central African Republic Revolt, France steers clear
... French military meddling, and an interlude of rule by one of the world's most bizarre and extravagant modern-day emperors, Bokassa I. «Reuters UK, Jan 13»
