1. Host to Ceaușescu in Bangui

    · Presidential Palace, Bangui, Central African Republic

    Host to Ceaușescu in Bangui
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    Bokassa held official talks with Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu at the presidential palace in Bangui during Ceaușescu's state visit. The newspaper identifies the event as Friday morning; the issue date establishes this as 17 March 1972. Coordinates represent central Bangui because the palace's precise historic footprint is uncertain.

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