Élie Doté (born 9 July 1948) is a Central African politician. He was

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of the

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from June 2005 to January 2008.

Biography

Born in

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on 9 July 1948, Doté has a doctorate degree in rural economy from the

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in France. He worked at the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Ministry from 1974 to 1980 before becoming an expert at the

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(ADB) in

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, Ivory Coast. At the ADB, he held various portfolios within the agro-economic field. His last post at the ADB was that of chief of agriculture and rural development from 2001 to 2005. Doté received the National Order of Burkina Faso on 8 April 2005. His appointment as Prime Minister by President François Bozizé on 13 June 2005, following a presidential and parliamentary election, was considered surprising; Doté, who had previously been working outside the country in

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for the ADB, was at the time largely unknown in CAR. Pierre Gonifei-Ngaibonanou had met Doté in

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and mentioned he would be a good candidate for prime minister to Bozizé. In the end, he was chosen for his "technocratic qualities" and was responsible for implementing the development program developed by Bozizé. In a cabinet reshuffle in early September 2006, Doté became

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in addition to his post as prime minister. On 17 January 2008, after a civil service strike began early in the month, demanding that the government pay wage arrears, a majority of deputies in the

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filed a censure motion against Doté's government, and the motion was to be considered on 19 January. On 18 January 2008, it was announced that Doté and his government had resigned and Bozizé had accepted the resignation. His successor, university rector

Faustin-Archange Touadéra Faustin-Archange Touadéra (; born 21 April 1957) is a Central African politician and academic who has been President of the Central African Republic since March 2016. He previously was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from Janua ...

, was appointed by Bozizé on 22 January 2008. In 2015, he gave a speech requesting help from France and the international community to end the chaos in his country. He called on President Catherine Samba-Panza and her government to step down for their failure to implement the roadmap for transition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dote, Elie 1947 births Living people Finance ministers of the Central African Republic Prime Ministers of the Central African Republic People from Bangui University of Montpellier alumni