The Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP) is a rebel group in the

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(CAR), which was involved in fighting in the

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starting in 2004. On June 12, 2011, the CPJP signed a ceasefire agreement with the government of CAR. Later, however, the CPJP joined the

Séléka Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR was an alliance of rebel militia groups that subjugated the Central African Republic (CAR) on 24 March 2013. After its official dissolution in September 2013, the remaining rebel groups became known as Ex-Séléka. Sél� ...

alliance which overthrew president

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in March 2013.

2012 peace agreement

On August 25, 2012, the CPJP, represented by

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, signed a peace agreement with the government following up on the 2011 ceasefire.

Fundamental CPJP

A faction of the CPJP rejected the peace agreement and split off under the leadership of

Hassan Al Habib Hassan Al Habib, also known by the aliases Wata and HA, was a spokesman for a faction of the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (, CPJP), a rebel militia in the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlo ...

. It goes by the name of "Fundamental CPJP". On September 15, 2012, the group attacked the towns of

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, Damara and

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, which was the beginning of the

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