Ange-Félix Patassé
Appearance
Ange-Félix Patassé | |
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4th President of the Central African Republic | |
In office October 22, 1993 – March 15, 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Martin Ziguélé |
Preceded by | André Kolingba |
Succeeded by | François Bozizé |
Personal details | |
Born | Paoua, Ouham-Pendé, Ubangi-Shari (now Central African Republic) | January 25, 1937
Died | April 5, 2011 Douala, Cameroon | (aged 74)
Political party | Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MPLC) |
Ange-Félix Patassé (January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011)[1] was a Central African politician. He was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003. In 2003, he was forced out of office by the rebel leader François Bozizé.
Patassé died on April 5, 2011 from complications of diabetes.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Central Africans mourn ex-president Patasse" Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, April 6, 2011.
- ↑ "C. African Republic ex-president Patasse dies: spokesman" Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, April 5, 2011.