Jean-Bédel Bokassa ([ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa] ⓘ; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996) was a Central African politician and military officer who served as the second president of the Central African …

Bokassa planned to conduct his coronation on 4 December 1977, exactly one year after the proclamation of the Central African Empire, following the example of Napoleon who was …

2025年1月21日 · Jean-Bedel Bokassa, self-proclaimed Bokassa the First (1921 – 1996), was the military dictator of the Central African Republic from 1966 to 1979. He declared the small …

Jean Bédel Bokassa ruled as President-for-life and later as Emperor of the Central African Republic from 1966 to 1979. In his youth he served in the French Colonial Army earning the …

2024年12月2日 · He was crowned a year later—in emulation of his hero, Napoleon I—in a lavish ceremony that cost more than $20 million. By this time Bokassa’s rule had effectively …

In a century marked by such defining historical junctures as two world wars, man’s first steps on the moon and near nuclear Armageddon, it is hardly surprising the Central African Republic …

2022年3月31日 · The African Polities of the late 19th century threw up more than their fair share of brilliant military leaders and commanders, a consequence of constant warfare, but the pick …

The Central African Empire (French: Empire centrafricain) was established on 4 December 1976 when the then-President of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, declared …

This was the coronation of Emperor Bokassa of the appropriately named Central African Empire, with a pomp and style patterned in much detail after that of Emperor Napoleon I in 1804.1 It …

2024年10月1日 · Notable African Dictators of the 20th Century. The 20th century saw a number of notorious dictators who left their mark on Africa. These include: 1. Idi Amin Dada (Uganda, …