François Bozizé

François Bozizé

Cameroon CameroonpoliticianMaleb. 19463.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

François Bozizé is a former president of the Central African Republic, whose candidacy in the 2020 elections was controversial and led to tensions with the current administration of President Touadéra.

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François Bozizé is being judged for war crimes in the Central African Republic.

Crimes de guerre en Centrafrique: François Bozizé jugé
Cameroon Tribune·CameroonCameroon· 2026-06-19
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François Bozizé was the president overthrown in a coup d'état the year before the UN peacekeeping mission was deployed.

Centrafrique : la mission de l’ONU prolongée d’un an, malgré la pression américaine
Le Monde·FranceFrance· 2025-11-14
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François Bozizé was another African autocrat supported by Sarkozy.

Adekeye Adebajo | The comeuppance of Nicolas Sarkozy | In Focus
The Gleaner – major Jamaican newspaper, est. 1834·JamaicaJamaica· 2025-10-20
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Francois Bozize was the then-president who was removed by mainly Muslim rebels called the Seleka.

ICC convicts ex-MP, militiaman over Central Africa war crimes
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2025-07-24
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François Bozizé was ousted from power, leading to the rise of the Séléka group.

Edouard Ngaïssona and Alfred Yekatom jailed for war crimes in Central African Republic
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-24
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François Bozizé was the president who was ousted in 2013 by the Séléka armed group.

Tisíce ľudí v Stredoafrickej republike protestovali proti prezidentovi aj vagnerovcom
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-04-05
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President François Bozizé was forced to flee when the mainly Muslim Séléka rebels seized the capital, Bangui.

KDF soldier killed in ambush by attackers in Central African Republic
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2025-04-01
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François Bozizé was forced to flee the capital in 2013 due to armed groups seizing control.

Kenyan peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2025-03-31
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