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1993 Central African General Election
General elections were held to in the Central African Republic on 22 August 1993, with a second round on 19 September 1993. They followed the previous year's elections, the results of which had been voided by the Supreme Court due to irregularities. The presidential elections were won by Ange-Félix Patassé of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, who defeated Patriotic Front for Progress leader Abel Goumba in the second round. Incumbent president André Kolingba was eliminated in the first round, winning only 12% of the vote. When it became apparent that Kolingba was headed for defeat, he attempted to cling to power by issuing two decrees on 28 August that changed the composition of the Supreme Court and amended the electoral code, which would have allowed the results to be manipulated. However, Kolingba repealed the decrees under heavy pressure from France. The National Assembly election results also saw a victory for the MLPC, which won 34 of the 85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ange-Félix Patassé
Ange-Félix Patassé (25 January 1937 – 5 April 2011) was a Central African politician who was president of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé in the 2003 coup d'état. Patassé was the first president in the CAR's history (since 1960) to be chosen in what was generally regarded as a fairly democratic election (1993) in that it was brought about by donor pressure on President André Kolingba and assisted by the United Nations Electoral Assistance Unit. He was chosen a second time in a fair election (1999) as well. However, during his first term in office (1993–1999), three military mutinies in 1996–1997 led to increasing conflict between so-called "northerners" (like Patassé) and "southerners" (like his predecessor President André Kolingba). Expatriate mediators and peacekeeping troops were brought in to negotiate peace accords between Patassé and the mutineers and to maintain law and order. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civic Forum (Central African Republic)
Civic Forum (, FC) is a political party in the Central African Republic led by Timothée Malendoma. History Established in 1991, EISA the party was originally a member of the Concentration of Democratic Forces alliance, but was suspended in August 1992 due to its participation in the "grand national debate". On 4 December 1992 its leader Malendoma was appointed , but he was later sacked by President on 26 February 1993.Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In The Central African Republic
An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary association and corporations. The global use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where the elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 In The Central African Republic
The General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its calendar advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line, skipping August 21, 1993. Events January * January 1 ** Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. ** The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. ** International Radio and Television Organization ceases. * January 3 – In Moscow, Presidents George H. W. Bush (United States) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia) sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * January 5 ** US$7.4 million is stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, in the fifth largest robbery in U.S. history. ** , a Liberian-registered oil tanker, runs aground off the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 Elections In Africa
The General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its calendar advanced 24 hours to the Eastern Hemisphere side of the International Date Line, skipping August 21, 1993. Events January * January 1 ** Czechoslovakia ceases to exist, as the Czech Republic and Slovakia separate in the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. ** The European Economic Community eliminates trade barriers and creates a European single market. ** International Radio and Television Organization ceases. * January 3 – In Moscow, Presidents George H. W. Bush (United States) and Boris Yeltsin (Russia) sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. * January 5 ** US$7.4 million is stolen from the Brink's Armored Car Depot in Rochester, New York, in the fifth largest robbery in U.S. history. ** , a Liberian-registered oil tanker, runs aground off t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For The Social Evolution Of Black Africa
The Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (; MESAN) was a political party in the Central African Republic. In its original form, it was a nationalist party that sought to affirm black humanity and advocated for the independence of Ubangi-Shari, then a French colonial territory. History The party, which was initially intended to work as a political movement, was founded by Barthélemy Boganda in Bangui, Ubangi-Shari (later known as the Central African Republic) on 28 September 1949, to connect "all the Blacks of the world" and "to promote the political, economic and social evolution of black Africa, to break down the barriers of tribalism and racism, to replace the degrading notion of colonial subordination with the more human ones of fraternity and cooperation." The statutes of the movement were written in April 1950, and the group's branches were set up in Ubangui, Fort Lamy and Brazzaville. The formation of MESAN did not sit well with the French territorial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Movement For The Renaissance And Evolution Of Central Africa
The Democratic Movement for the Renaissance and Evolution of Central Africa (, MDREC) is a political party in the Central African Republic. History The party was established in 1990,CAR: Parties that contested the 2011 National Assembly election EISA and led by Joseph Bendounga, a campaigner for democracy and mayor of the capital . In mid-1992 Bendounga was arrested and sent to prison for six months for criticising President |
National Convention (Central African Republic)
National Convention (, CN) was a political party in the Central African Republic led by David Galiambo. History The party was established in October 1991.Arthur Banks, Thomas C Muller, William R Overstreet & Judith F Isacoff (2009) ''Political Handbook of the World 2009'', CQ Press, p235 In the 1993 general elections it won three seats in the National Assembly.Elections in the Central African Republic African Elections Database The party did not win a seat in the 1998 parliamentary elections, but held a ministerial post in the governments of |
Alliance For Democracy And Progress (Central African Republic)
The Alliance for Democracy and Progress (, ADP) is a political party in the Central African Republic. History The party was established in October 1991. It won six seats in the National Assembly in the 1993 general elections, and joined Jean-Luc Mandaba's coalition government. In the next parliamentary elections in 1998 the ADP was part of the Union of Forces for Peace (UFAP), which opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé Ange-Félix Patassé (25 January 1937 – 5 April 2011) was a Central African politician who was president of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé in the 2003 coup d'état .... The ADP won five seats, and UFAP gained a majority of 55 of the 109 seats in the National Assembly. However, the ruling Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People was able to form a government after the defection of a UFAP MP.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
The Liberal Democratic Party (, PLD) is a political party in the Central African Republic. History The PLD was established in 1991. In the 1993 general elections it won seven seats in the National Assembly, becoming the joint third-largest faction. Following the elections it became part of a coalition government headed by Jean-Luc Mandaba of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC). In the next parliamentary elections in 1998 the PLD was part of the Presidential Movement, but was reduced to two seats. The party again allied itself with the MLPC, which was able to form a government after the defection of an opposition MP. The PLD was given four ministerial posts in the government led by Anicet-Georges Dologuélé.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p249 It was also part of the government formed by Martin Ziguélé in April 2001. The party was part of the National Convergence "Kwa Na Kwa" The National Convergen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republican Party
The Central African Republican Party (, PRC) is a political party in the Central African Republic. History The party was founded by Jeanne-Marie Ruth-Rolland in 1991 after she was released from prison.Deaths Elsewhere Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 13 June 1995 She won a seat in the in the 1992 general elections, but the results were later annulled. In the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne-Marie Ruth Rolland
Jeanne-Marie Ruth-Rolland (née Rolland) (17 June 1937 – 4 June 1995) was a Central African politician, social worker and teacher. She is regarded as the first female African presidential candidate. Political career Ruth-Rolland began her career as the supervisor for the education system of the French territory of Ubangi-Shari in 1956 and the supervised the Central African Republic national education system following independence from France in 1960, continuing to teach until 1964. Following this she was employed as a social worker, helping street children, and as the head of army social services in the Central African Armed Forces, leaving the forces with the rank of battalion chief. Ruth-Rolland became an advisor to the government in 1979 and later was appointed as the Minister for the Promotion of Women's Status. During this time she worked heavily with street children and was nicknamed "Aunt Ruth", a name which continued to be used throughout her life. Ruth-Rolland was the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
