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Angèle Patassé
Angèle Essotina Patassé (c. 1955 – December 3, 2007) was a Togolese-born public figure who became First Lady of the Central African Republic from 1993 to 2003 as the wife of former President Ange-Félix Patassé. Biography Patassé, a member of the Kabye people, was born Angèle Essotina. She was raised in the town of Kouméa, Kozah Prefecture, in the Kara Region of northern Togo. In 1982, Central African Republic opposition leader Ange-Félix Patassé staged an attempted coup against President André Kolingba (who had recently come to power in the 1981 Central African Republic coup d'état less than a year earlier). Patassé's coup attempt failed, forcing him and his family to flee to Togo, where he lived in exile from 1982 until his return in 1992. During his exile, Patassé divorced his first wife, Lucienne Patassé. He soon married his second wife, Angèle Essotina Patassé, a Togolese woman whom he met while living in the country. The couple had three children durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central African Republic–South Sudan border, the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Central African Republic–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, the south, the Republic of the Congo to Central African Republic–Republic of the Congo border, the southwest, and Cameroon to Cameroon–Central African Republic border, the west. Bangui is the country's capital and largest city, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about . As of 2024, it has a population of 5,357,744, consisting of about 80 ethnic groups, and is in the scene of a Central African Republic Civil War, civil war, which has been ongoing since 2012. Having been a Ubangi-Shari, French colony under the name Ubangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Central African Republic Coup D'état
On 1 September 1981, General André Kolingba deposed President David Dacko of the Central African Republic in a bloodless coup while Dacko was away from the country traveling to an official state visit in Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L .... The day after the coup a "Military Committee for National Recovery" (, CMRN) was established and was led by Kolingba. The CMRN then suspended the constitution and limited political party activity. Central African Republic specialists Richard Bradshaw and Carlos Fandos-Rius state that, in the 1981 coup, Kolingba "seized power with French support". Likewise, historian Brian Titley notes that the 800 French soldiers in the country had orders not to interfere. In 1991, DGSE head Pierre Marion admitted that the French mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libreville
Libreville (; ) is the capital and largest city of Gabon, located on the Gabon Estuary. Libreville occupies of the northwestern province of Estuaire Province, Estuaire. Libreville is also a port on the Gabon Estuary, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been inhabited by the Mpongwe people since before the French acquired the land in 1839. It was later an American Christian Christian mission, mission, and a slave resettlement site, before becoming the chief port of the colony of French Equatorial Africa. By the time of Gabonese independence in 1960, the city was a trading post and minor administrative centre with a population of 32,000. Since 1960, Libreville has grown rapidly and now is home to one-third of the national population. History Various native peoples lived in or used the area that is now Libreville before colonization, including the Mpongwé tribe. French admiral Édouard Bouët-Willaumez negotiated a trade a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Transport Aircraft
A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military aircraft, military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops and military equipment. Transport aircraft are crucial to maintaining supply lines to forward bases that are difficult to reach by ground transport, ground or maritime transport, waterborne access, and can be used for both strategic and tactical missions. They are also often used for civilian emergency relief missions by transporting humanitarian aid. Air frames Fixed-wing Military transport aeroplanes are defined in terms of their range capability as strategic airlift or tactical airlift to reflect the needs of the land forces which they most often support. These roughly correspond to the commercial flight length distinctions: Eurocontrol defines short-haul routes as shorter than , long-haul routes as longer than and medium-haul between. The military glider is an unpowered tactical air transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transall C-160
The Transall C-160 is a military transport aircraft, produced as a joint venture between France and Germany. "Transall" is a German abbreviation of the manufacturing consortium ''Transporter Allianz'', comprising the companies of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, MBB, Aerospatiale, and VFW-Fokker. The C-160 was developed during the late 1950s and 1960s with the initial goal of fulfilling the requirements for a modern transport aircraft for both the French Air and Space Force, French and German Air Forces. On 25 February 1963, the first prototype performed its maiden flight; the type entered service four years later. Production was divided between the German and French consortium members; early on, multiple production lines were operated, but this was reorganised to use a single assembly line in Toulouse during the late 1970s. In addition to the type's domestic sales, the C-160 achieved some success on the export market; such customers included the South African Air Force and Turkish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon), Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese discoveries, Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,500 ft) above sea level. The outpost of Epsumb or Jeundo was founded between the Nyong River, Nyong and Sanaga River, Sanaga rivers of Cameroon, rivers at the northern edge of the area's forests in 1887 by German explorers as a trading base for rubber and ivory. A military garrison was built in 1895 which enabled further colonization. After Imperial Germany's defeat in World War I, French Third Republic, France held French Cameroon, eastern Cameroon as a League of Nations mandate, mandate, and Yaoundé was chosen to become the capital of the colony in 1922. Douala remained the more important settlement, but Yaoundé saw rapid growth and continued as the seat of government for the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangui M'Poko International Airport
Bangui M'Poko International Airport is an international airport located northwest of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. It is owned by the government of the Central African Republic. The airport is situated at an elevation of 368 meters (1,208 feet) and has a single asphalt runway, designated 17/35, measuring 2,600 meters in length and 45 meters in width (8,530 feet × 148 feet). The airport has two boarding gates, a food concession, a bar, and a first aid center. Car rental services are also available. In 2004, the airport served 53,862 passengers. In 2012, the airport had an average attendance of about 120,000 passengers, despite a maximum capacity of 10,000 passengers. The airport was an unofficial refugee camp for some 60,000 refugees as of May 2014. In 2017, the airport was functioning under the supervision of UN aviation officials. Currently, airlines operating flights at Bangui M'Poko International Airport include Air France Air France (; legall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Bozizé
François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African Republic, Central African politician who was List of heads of state of the Central African Republic, President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was the only Central African Republic, Central African president born in modern-day Gabon. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-Bédel Bokassa. After Bokassa was ousted, Bozizé served in the government as Minister of Defense from 1979 to 1981 and as Minister of Information from 1981 to 1982. He participated in a failed 1982 Central African Republic coup attempt, 1982 coup attempt against President André Kolingba and subsequently fled the country. Years later, he served as Army Chief of Staff under President Ange-Félix Patassé, but began a rebellion against Patassé in 2001. Bozizé's forces captured the capital, Bangui, in March 2003, while Patassé was outside the country, and Bozizé took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Central African Republic Coup D'état
A coup d'état occurred in March 2003 in the Central African Republic when the forces of General officer, General François Bozizé marched on Bangui, the country's capital, while List of heads of state of the Central African Republic, President Ange-Félix Patassé was attending a regional Community of Sahel–Saharan States leaders' summit in Niger. Background In 2001, 2001 Central African Republic coup attempt, a failed coup had taken place against the Patassé government. Officers including André Kolingba and possibly Bozizé had been involved in this coup attempt. After a long trial, the Central African criminal court handed a Capital punishment, death sentence to Kolingba (then in exile in Uganda) and 21 other coup plotters in October 2002; the charges against Bozizé had already been dropped in late 2001, although he was dismissed as army chief. In the period that followed the coup attempt, political and ethnic tensions mounted. Militias that were loyal to Bozizé (who e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeune Afrique
''Jeune Afrique'' (English: ''Young Africa'') is a French-language pan-African weekly news magazine, founded in 1960 in Tunis and subsequently published in Paris by Jeune Afrique Media Group. It is the most widely read pan-African magazine. It offers coverage of African and international political, economic and cultural news. It is also a book publisher, under the imprint "Les Éditions du Jaguar". Starting in 1997, ''Jeune Afrique'' has also maintained a news website. Published on a weekly basis for its first sixty years, it has been published monthly since 2020. History and profile ''Jeune Afrique'' was co-founded by Béchir Ben Yahmed, then minister of information of Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, and other Tunisian intellectuals in Tunis on 17 October 1960. The founders of the weekly moved to Paris due to strict censorship imposed during the presidency of Habib Bourgiba. The magazine covers African political, economic and cultural spheres, with an emphasis on Francoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east, Nigeria to the Niger–Nigeria border, south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the Benin-Niger border, south-west, Mali to the Mali–Niger border, west, and Algeria to the Algeria–Niger border, north-west. It covers a land area of almost , making it the largest landlocked country in West Africa and the second-largest landlocked nation in Africa behind Chad. Over 80% of its land area lies in the Sahara. Its Islam in Niger, predominantly Muslim population of about million lives mostly in clusters in the south and west of the country. The capital Niamey is located in Niger's south-west corner along the namesake Niger River. Following the spread of Islam to the region, Niger was on the fringes of some states, including the Kanem–Bornu Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
