The Central African Republic (CAR),formerly known as Ubangi-Shari,is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north,Sudan to the northeast,South Sudan to the east,the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the south,the Republic of the Congo to the southwest,and Cameroon to the west. Bangui is the country's capital and largest city,at the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about 620,000 square kilometres (240,000 sq mi). As of 2021,it had an estimated population of around 5.5 million. As of 2024,the Central African Republic is the scene of a civil war,which has been ongoing since 2012.
The history of the Central African Republic is roughly composed of four distinct periods. The earliest period of settlement began around 10,000 years ago when nomadic people first began to settle,farm and fish in the region. The next period began around 10,000 years prior.
François BozizéYangouvonda is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was the only Central African president born in modern-day Gabon.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra 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 January 2008 to January 2013. In the December 2015 –February 2016 presidential election,he was elected to the presidency in a second round of voting against former Prime Minister Anicet Georges Dologuélé. He was re-elected for a second term on 27 December 2020.
Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2013 to 2014. He was the first Muslim to hold that office in the predominantly Christian country. Djotodia was a leader of the almost entirely Muslim Séléka rebel coalition in the December 2012 rebellion against President François Bozizé. Following a peace agreement,Djotodia was appointed to the government as First Deputy Prime Minister for National Defense in February 2013. When the peace agreement unravelled,Séléka captured Bangui and Djotodia took power on 24 March 2013. He promised to lead a transition to new elections in which he would not be a candidate,but his time in office was marked by escalating sectarian violence,and he was ultimately pressured into resigning by regional leaders on 10 January 2014.
Abakar Sabone was the leader of the Movement of Central African Liberators for Justice rebel group during the Central African Republic Bush War.
The Central African Republic Civil War is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government,rebels from the Séléka coalition,and Anti-balaka militias.
General elections were held in the Central African Republic on 30 December 2015 to elect the president and National Assembly. As no presidential candidate received more than 50% of the vote,and following the annulling of the results of the National Assembly elections by the Transitional Constitutional Court,a second round of the presidential elections and a re-run of the parliamentary elections were held on 14 February 2016,with second round run-offs for the parliamentary elections on 31 March.
Nicolas Tiangaye is a Central African politician and lawyer who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 17 January 2013 until his resignation on 10 January 2014. He was President of the National Transitional Council from 2003 to 2005.
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. Séléka leader Michel Djotodia became the nation's president from March 2013 until his resignation in January 2014. Members of Séléka were almost all Muslim.
An internal conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) started essentially on 13 April 2013,when the government of President Michel Djotodia officially took over. The fighting was between the government of the Central African Republic's former Séléka coalition of rebel groups,who are mainly from the Muslim minority,and the mainly Christian anti-balaka coalition. The conflict was part of the ongoing Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present). International organisations,such as the United Nations,had warned of a possible genocide. UNSC resolution 2122 authorised the African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) to be deployed to the country,and France to lead operations with additional troops sent to bolster its force in the country. Following a summit of Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC),including the attendance of all the country's MPs,Djotodia resigned from the presidency on 10 January 2014. The National Transitional Council chose Bangui mayor Catherine Samba-Panza as interim president on 20 January 2014. A period of lawlessness prevailed during the early days of her presidency with people moving into religiously cleansed neighbourhoods as the UN warned of a genocide. Anti-Balaka attacks continued against Muslim civilians.
Catherine Samba-Panza is a Central African politician who served as Transitional President of the Central African Republic from 2014 to 2016. She was the first woman to serve as head of state in the Central African Republic. Prior to her tenure as acting president,she was the Mayor of Bangui from 2013 to 2014.
AndréNzapayeké is a Central African politician and banker who served as Acting Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 25 January 2014 to 10 August 2014.
Joseph Kalite was a Central African politician and doctor. As a government minister he either held the housing or health portfolio. Kalite,a Muslim,was reported to be killed by anti-balaka outside the Central Mosque in the capital Bangui during the Central African Republic conflict. He was killed with machetes on the day in Bangui after interim president Catherine Samba-Panza took power. At the time of the attack Kalite held no government position,nor did he under the Séléka rule. He was reported to have supported the rule of Séléka leader Michel Djotodia.
The following lists events that happened during 2014 in the Central African Republic.
Operation Sangaris was a military intervention of the French military in the Central African Republic,from late 2013 till 2016. It was the seventh French military intervention there since the independence of the country in 1960. On 30 October 2016,France announced it officially ended Operation Sangaris.
Simplice Sarandji is a Central African politician who has served as the President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic since 5 May 2021. He previously served as the Prime Minister of Central African Republic from 2 April 2016 and 27 February 2019. He also previously acted as the chief of staff for Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadera,and the campaign manager during Touadera's successful Presidential campaign. Prior to his political career,he lectured in geography at the University of Bangui.
Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is a former general of FPRC and commander of Séléka who was arrested in 2021 on suspicion for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Said is the first Séléka commander to face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Armel Mingatoloum Sayo,also known as Armel Bedaya or Commandant Sayo,is a Central African politician and warlord who served in three different ministerial positions under Panza and Touadera's presidencies. He also served as the leader of Revolution and Justice until its disarmament in 2019.
