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  World Leaders 2003
The Islamic Republic of Iran is bordered on the north by the Caspian Sea and the central Asian republics of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf, and on the west by Iraq and Turkey.
To the north of Sudan are Egypt and Libya; to the west are Chad and the Central African Republic; to the south are Zaire, Uganda and Kenya; and to Sudan's east are Ethiopia and the Red Sea.
The Republic of Uganda, a landlocked equatorial East African country, is bordered by Zaire to the west, the Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, and Rwanda, Tanzania and Lake Victoria to the south.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Central African Empire
The Central African Empire was the name of the Central African Republic when president Jean-Bédel Bokassa declared himself Emperor Bokassa in 1977.
Prior to a military coup in 2003, the Central African Republic was governed under a 1994 constitution that provided for a multiparty democracy.
Most of the ethnic groups inhabiting the present-day Central African Republic entered the region in the 19th century to escape Fulani armies or to avoid slave traders operating in the Congo River Basin and modern Sudan.
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  Central African Republic - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [Central African Republic] republic (2005 est.
The Central African Republic belongs to the Franc Zone and trades chiefly with France, Belgium, and Japan.
The Central African Republic had a parliamentary government until Dec., 1965, when a military coup led by Col. Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Boganda's nephew) overthrew the Dacko regime, dissolved the national assembly, and abrogated the constitution.
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 Central African Republic - MSN Encarta
Prior to a military coup in 2003, the Central African Republic was governed under a 1994 constitution that provided for a multiparty democracy.
Most of the ethnic groups inhabiting the present-day Central African Republic entered the region in the 19th century to escape Fulani armies or to avoid slave traders operating in the Congo River Basin and modern Sudan.
In 1958 the dependency gained autonomy as the Central African Republic; it became fully independent on August 13, 1960, with David Dacko as president.
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 The Park Central
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With their beautiful guest rooms, luxurious amenities and superb service, the Park Central is ideal for both pleasure seekers and business travelers.
The Central Park Hotel is located at 870 7th Avenue in Mid-Town Manhattan.
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 Central African Republic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Central African Republic (French: République Centrafricaine IPA: /ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn/ or Centrafrique /sɑ̃tʀafʀik/) is a landlocked country in central Africa.
The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world and among the ten poorest countries in Africa.
European penetration of Central African territory began in the late nineteenth century during the so-called Scramble for Africa (c.
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 Chapter 15 - Central African Republic
The Central African Republic is a landlocked country in the middle of the African continent, bordered by Cameroon to the west, Chad to the north, Sudan to the east and Congo and Zaire to the south.
The distribution of sheep and goats in 11 of the Préfectures of the Central African Republic is given in Table 3 as of 1975.
The Baoulé in Central African Empire tend to be larger than in their areas of origin in Ivory Coast (see Figure 3.36, volume 1), This can be explained by a more favourable environment and husbandry system.
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 Central African Republic
The colours of the Central African nation were adopted unanimously by acclamation during the ceremonious session of the Legislative Assembly on 1st December 1958 [1].
The Central African Republic was proclaimed in 1958, with Boganda as President, and became fully independent in 1959, David Dacko succeding to Boganda, deceased the same year.
A new Constitution was promulgated in Central African Republic on 14 January 1995, after having been accepted on 28 December 1994 by 82.06% of the voters.
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 Ethnologue: Central African Republic
(BANDA OF MBRÈS, BANDA-MBRE) [BQK] 42,500 in Central African Republic (1996).
(BANDA CENTRAL SUD) [BJO] 100,000 in Central African Republic (1996); 2,000 Yakpa in Zaïre (1986 SIL).
Yulu are in Central African Republic and Sudan; Binga are in Sudan and Zaïre.
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 Central African Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Central African Empire was the name of the Central African Republic when president Jean-Bédel Bokassa declared himself Emperor Bokassa in 1976.
The name Central African Republic was restored in 1979 when Bokassa was ousted in a French-backed coup d'état.
The Empire's paper currency was almost identical to the preceding "Bokassian"; only the word Republique Centrafrique were replaced with Empire Centrafrique.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_African_Empire   (170 words)

  
 History of THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The extensive area of central Africa from the Ubangi river to the Sahara has been a heartland of the slave trade during the 17th to 19th centuries.
The result is often brutal exploitation, with Africans used as forced labour in the gathering of wild rubber or on newly established cotton plantations.
The first leader of the Central African Republic is a former Roman Catholic priest, Barthélemy Boganda, who is elected to the French national assembly in 1946.
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 Central - African - Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The Central African Republic lies on a large rolling plateau that forms the drainage divide between the Ubangi-Bomu river system, part of its southern boundary, and the watershed of Lake Chad to the north.
To some extent the human problems of the Central African Republic stem from abuses of the colonial period.
The concession companies created a climate of African mistrust for European actions and motives that was intensified by the French colonial policies that followed.
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 A short history of the Central African Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Since the nineteenth century the area of the present-day Central African Republic is inhabited by Sudanese tribes, the Banda and the Baya.
Before that the are appears to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddai, Baguirmi and Dafour groups based in Lake Chad and the Upper Nile.
After a new coup the country is renamed Central African Republic and David Dacko resumes office as president in 1980.
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 Encyclopedia of African History
Black nationalism developed slowly in the colonial Central African Republic (CAR), delayed by the exploitative nature of French rule, the paucity of educational facilities and the area's geographical isolation.
Bokassa's vanity is epitomized in his declaration of himself as the "Emperor Bokassa I," ruling over the "Central African Empire," in December 1976.
He was strongly influenced by Napoleonic precedent; as a young man, he had served overseas in the French army, and had achieved commissioned rank; and as head of state, he had gathered together an extensive library on Napoleon.
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 Central African Republic Prefectures
During the reign of Jean-Bedel Bokassa (1976-12-04 to 1979-09-21), the country was called the Central African Empire.
Central African Republic is divided into fourteen préfectures, two préfectures économiques (economic prefectures), and one commune autonome (autonomous commune).
At this time, the Central African Republic was divided into the prefectures of Basse-Kotto (capital Mobaye), Bouar-Baboua (Bouar), Haute-Kotto (Bria), Haute-Sangha (Berbérati), Kémo-Gribingui (Fort-Sibut), Lobaye (M'Baïki), M'Bomou (Bangassou), Obo-Zémio (Obo), Ombella-M'Poko (Bangui), Ouaka (Bambari), Ouham (Bossangoa), and Ouham-Pendé (Bozoum), and the autonomous sub-prefectures of Birao (Birao) and N'Délé (N'Délé).
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Built as a contest between General Motors founder John J. Raskob and Chrysler leader Walter Chrysler, the Empire State Building is supported by 60,000 tons of steel, has more than 6,000 windows and more than 500,000 square feet of marble and Indiana limestone encase one of the world's most famous skyscrapers.
The Empire State Building has been the location of dozens of movies, the reception site of foreign dignitaries and even had a World War II bomber crash into the 79th floor in 1945.
Visitors can take one of the Empire State Building's high speed elevator to either the 86th-floor observatory or all the way to the top to the 102nd-floor observatory.
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 Central African Republic - Atlapedia Online
LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: The Central African Republic is a landlocked country located in Central Africa.
It is bound by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) and Congo to the south and Cameroon to the west.
PEOPLE: The Central African Republic has over 80 ethnic groups, of which the major ethnic group are the Baya who account for 34% of the population followed by the Banda who account for 25%, the Sara for 7%, the Nabandi for 11%, the Azande for 10% and the Mbaka for 5%.
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 Pistols in the Pulpit: The Central African Empire
Pistols in the Pulpit: The Central African Empire
The Central African Republic, in case you haven't heard of it, is exactly what it sounds like: a land-locked, dirt-poor, postcolonial wreck of a country sandwiched between Chad, Sudan, the two Congos, and Cameroon.
I have thus stumbled upon what will become my first post-tenure project: a narrative history of the Central African Empire, to be available in a deluxe edition in time for a bustling Christmas trade on both sides of the Atlantic.
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 Central African Republic
4 Dec 1976 - 20 Sep 1979 Central African Empire (Empire Centrafricain).
by the will of the Central African people, united within the national political party, the MESAN").
RDC = Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain (Central African Democratic Rally, authoritarian -only legal party 1987-1991); UDC = Union Démocratique Centrafricain (Central African Democratic Union, only legal party 1980-81)
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 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Situated about 500 miles north of the equator, the Central African Republic is a landlocked nation bordered by Cameroon, Chad, the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), and the Republic of Congo.
Twice the size of New Mexico, and roughly the size of France, it is covered by tropical forests in the south and semi-desert land in the east.
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a developing African country with the potential to be a popular tourist destination.
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 1BluePlanet Central African Republic
The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960.
After three tumultuous decades of misrule - mostly by military governments - civilian rule was established in 1993 and lasted for one decade.
Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 Central African Republic - CAR - Country Profile- Destination Central African Republic
Central Bank of Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
The Central African Republic is trapped in a circle of extreme poverty with a situation comparable to some of the most serious humanitarian emergencies in Africa.
Africa South of the Sahara: Central African Republic
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 AFRO-Americ@: Kids Zone
In 1976 the head of the army names himself king and changes the country's name to the Central African Empire.
Male Central Africans are expected to live to be 45.
Female Central Africans are expected to live to be 46.
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The office of Prime Minister was created when the Central African Republic became an autonomous territory of France in 1958.
It was originally the highest post of the Central African Republic, though France did maintain a governor in the territory.
David Dacko held both the Prime Minister and newly created President of the Central African Republic posts briefly before eliminating the Prime Minister position and placing all executive power in the office of the President.
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 Central African Republic 1976 Flag Project
In summer 1976, during a visit to the country by president Ghadafi of Libya, the Central African president Jean Bedel Bokassa converted to Islam adopting the name of Salah el Din Ahmed.
- On 4 December 1976, a new Constitution was passed and the Central African Revolution Council was replaced by an Imperial Government.
"The emblem of the Central African Empire is the flag made of 4-horizontal strips (blue-white-green-yellow) crossed at right angles on its half by a same sized strip in red and in the inside-upper hoist there is a yellow five pointed star."
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 Central African Republic: History
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 Central African Republic Ministers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Also vice-President of the ruling Social Evolution Movement of Black Africa (MESAN) 1975-79.A cousin of Jean Bedel Bokassa, 1966-76 Chief of State and 1976-79 Emperor of the Central African Empire.
She later became an influential businesswoman in Bangui, Married to the chief of the Mobaye Canton-Mayorship.
She led Central African Empire delegation to the UNCTAD summit hold in Manila, Philippines (May. 7th-Jun. 1st 1979).
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 History - Central African Republic - Africa
In 1966, charging Dacko’s government with corruption, his cousin, army chief Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa, seized power.
During the mid-1990s Patasse’s presidency was plagued by unrest within the military.
Patasse was reelected in the 1999 presidential election, which the opposition claimed was rigged.
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 Central African Republic Photos, Flag, Map and Travel Information
If you are from Central African Republic, select your country on your account settings page.
All photos are copyrighted and may not be used without permission from the photographer.
Flags, maps, and country data taken from the CIA World Factbook.
www.pbase.com /world/central_african_republic   (57 words)

  
 Central African Republic, Map and Flag
Central African Republic People - photos and pictures about Central African Republic
In March 2003 a military coup deposed the civilian government of President Ange-Felix PATASSE and has since established a new government.
Central African Armed Forces (FACA) (including Republican Guard, Ground Forces, Naval Forces, and Air Force), Presidential Security Guard, Gendarmerie, National Police
www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Central_African_Republic.html   (960 words)

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