Centrafrican Empire
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| Languages | |
| Official | French |
| Other | Local languages |
| Capital | Bangui |
| Important Cities | Berberati |
| Emperor | Bokassa II (Robert) |
| Government type | Dictatorship |
| Official religion | Animist |
| Other religions | Catholicism, Islam |
| Area | |
| Population | 13 million |
| Independence | 15 August 1960 (from France) |
| Currency | |
| Popular sports | Football |
| Organizations | |
Former French colony of Ubangi-Chari, part of French Central Africa. (Borders roughly as those *here* of Central African Republic).
After the colony gained independence on 15 August 1960 as the Centrafrican Republic, David Dacko was elected president. Dacko was overthrown in 1966 by the commander-in-chief of the army, Jean-Bédel Bokassa. In 1972, Bokassa was declared president-for-life, and in 1977 he was crowned emperor, in a ceremony that used up a quarter of the country's GNP.
In 1979, there was a failed coup attempt.
Bokassa died in 1996, and was succeeded to the throne by his son, Robert.
The Centrafrican Empire's neighbors are Upper Nigervolta, Egypt, Kamerun, Mongo-Kongo, Azande Chiefdoms
