General
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Joseph Zoundeiko (or Zindeko) (born 1969-1970, died 11 February 2017) was the leader of military wing of the
Central African rebel militia alliance,
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. Sélà ...
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Early life and career
Born in
Tiringoulou,
Vakaga, he worked as a guard and tracker, securing parklands on the northwestern borders of the country from poachers from neighboring Chad and South Sudan. He joined the CAR army in 1997 and was promoted to lieutenant. In 2006, he joined the
UFDR rebel group.
President Muchel Djototia later promoted him to major, then colonel and brigadier general. He was appointed on May 9, 2014 by a Séléka congress that gathered more than 500 officers and officials in
N'Délé
N'Délé or Ndele is a market town and sub prefecture in the north eastern Central African Republic, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of Bamingui-Bangoran, one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African ...
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[ He has rejected the ceasefire deal agreed between Séléka and the largely Christian ]Anti-balaka
The Anti-balaka (''anti-machete'') is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said by ''the Guardian'' to be composed primarily of Christians, but also some Muslims. However, some church leade ...
militias on July 24, 2014, saying the deal had been negotiated without proper input from the military wing.
See also
* Central African Republic Civil War
References
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1960s births
Year of birth missing
2017 deaths
People from Vakaga
Gula people
Central African Republic Muslims
African warlords
Central African Republic military personnel
People of the Central African Republic Civil War
People killed in the Central African Republic Civil War