Jean-Bedel Bokassa

And yet some interesting episodes in France's relations with Africa escape mention such as Jean-Bedel Bokassa's links with President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and Paris's relations with Rwanda and Burundi...

The funeral of Maryse the late wife of Jean-Serge Bokassa son of the former Central African Republic 'Emperor' Jean-Bedel Bokassa witnessed a serious incident which disrupted the ceremony and caused anxiety about the actions of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra's bodyguard and prospects for a peaceful election this month...

Not only they say is he involved in a charismatic evangelical religious sect he has been reported to be frequently drunk something of a disadvantage when you are best-known as a son of the late notorious self-styled Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa...

Many moons earlier he was on the legal team that defended the disgraced former 'Emperor' Jean-Bedel Bokassa (head of state 1966-79) then became legal advisor to a certain Gen...

His closeness to and acceptance of a gift of diamonds from the late Central African Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa helped to lose him the presidency to François Mitterrand in 1981...

Both President (and Emperor) Jean-Bedel Bokassa and President David Dacko were Ngbaka...

African and European human rights groups had filed claims in several European countries against Kabila for crimes against humanity ranking him after only 18 months in power with Central African Republic's Jean-Bedel Bokassa and Uganda's Idi Amin Dada...

Former backers of Emperor Jean- Bedel Bokassa (Gbaya) are getting ready for a civil war...

CAR's first three presidents were all Gbaka from Bobangui in the south-west – Barthélémy Boganda Jean-Bedel Bokassa and David Dacko...

Remembering his predecessor Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's dealings in 1979 with the then Emperor Jean- Bedel Bokassa Chirac may hesitate before jumping into the C...