André Kolingba
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André-Dieudonné Kolingba (12 August 1936 – 7 February 2010) was a Central African politician, who was the fourth President of the Central African Republic (CAR), from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. He took power from President David Dacko in a bloodless coup d'état in 1981 and lost power to Ange-Félix Patassé in a democratic election held in 1993. Kolingba retained the strong support of France until the end of the Cold War in 1992, after which both internal and external pressure forced him to hold presidential elections which he lost.
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André-Dieudonné Kolingba | |
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4th President of the Central African Republic | |
In office 1 September 1981 – 22 October 1993 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | David Dacko |
Succeeded by | Ange-Félix Patassé |
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Born | (1936-08-12)12 August 1936 Bangui, Ubangi-Shari |
Died | 7 February 2010(2010-02-07) (aged 73) Paris, France |
Political party | RDC |
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His twelve-year term in office saw the growing influence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in decisions by donor-nations regarding financial support and management of the Central African state. Many members of Kolingba's ethnic group, the Yakoma people, obtained lucrative posts in the public, private and parastatal sectors of the CAR's economy during his era. This gave rise to growing tension between so-called "southerners" (including the riverine Yakoma) and "northerners" (including the savanna Gbaya) in the CAR which led to violent confrontations between these groups during the Patassé era (1993–2003).