Historical figures in Bangui

The atlas holds 3 people and 10 moments here, from 1959 to 2015. The most recorded lives are Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Pope Francis and Amadou Toumani Touré. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Amadou Toumani Touré

   in 2001

   1 moment here

   Malian army officer and politician known as ATT. He led Mali’s 1991–1992 democratic transition, served as elected president from 2002 until his 2012…

2. Jean-Bédel Bokassa

   from 1959 to 1996

   8 moments here

   Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…

3. Pope Francis

   in 2015

   1 moment here

   Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

Moments

1. 1959 Return posting to Bangui Jean-Bédel Bokassa
2. 1965 Coup begins at Camp de Roux Jean-Bédel Bokassa
3. 1966 Seizure of Bangui Jean-Bédel Bokassa
4. 1972 Host to Ceaușescu in Bangui Jean-Bédel Bokassa
5. 1977 Imperial coronation Jean-Bédel Bokassa
6. 1986 Return and arrest at Bangui airport Jean-Bédel Bokassa
7. 1986 Trial at the Palace of Justice Jean-Bédel Bokassa
8. 1996 Death at home in Bangui Jean-Bédel Bokassa
9. 2001 United Nations mission in Bangui Amadou Toumani Touré
10. 2015 Visit to Bangui Pope Francis

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