<\/p>\n
January 2017<\/p>\n
Refugee camp M\u2019poko closed at the airport in Bangui. 20 000 people that lived at the camp have to go back to where they came from four years ago. Security or stability in the country was still not established.<\/p>\n
17th of November 2016<\/p>\n
Brussels hosts an international conference for the Central African Republic with the country’s president Faustin-Archange Touad\u00e9ra in attendance<\/p>\n
30th of March 2016<\/p>\n
Faustin-Archange Touad\u00e9ra elected new president of CAR.<\/p>\n
21st of December 2012<\/p>\n
The summit of the Economic Community of Central African States decides on the establishment of Multinational Force for Central Africa (FOMAC) and its missions<\/p>\n
12th of December 2012<\/p>\n
Establishment of rebel coalition S\u00e9l\u00e9ka<\/p>\n
12th of June 2011<\/p>\n
Government and rebels sign the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace<\/p>\n
23rd of January 2011<\/p>\n
Re-election of Boziz\u00e9 as president<\/p>\n
1st of December 2010<\/p>\n
Rehabilitation of Jean B\u00e9del Bokassa on the 50th anniversary of the declaration of independence<\/p>\n
November 2010<\/p>\n
Jean-Pierre Bemba is tried for crimes relative to the coup d\u2019\u00e9tat against Patass\u00e9 in 2002-3 at the International Criminal Court<\/p>\n
October 2010<\/p>\n
CAR joins forces with DRC, Uganda and areas of Southern Sudan in the fight against the Lord’s Resistance Army<\/p>\n
May 2010<\/p>\n
End of operation Minurca<\/p>\n
February 2010<\/p>\n
International human rights groups call for investigation of the alleged torturing and killing of the rebel leader Charles Massi<\/p>\n
30th of October 2009<\/p>\n
The return of former president Patass\u00e9 from exile in Togo<\/p>\n
21st of August 2009<\/p>\n
President Boziz\u00e9 establishes the Kwa Na Kwa Party (Work, Nothing but Work)<\/p>\n
July 2009<\/p>\n
More floods in Bangui, which leave 11 000 people homeless<\/p>\n
February 2009<\/p>\n
More raids by the Lord’s Resistance Army units from Uganda<\/p>\n
29th of September 2008<\/p>\n
General Amnesty of people jailed since 1999<\/p>\n
9th of May 2008<\/p>\n
New peace treaties signed in Bangui between the CAR government and the rebels<\/p>\n
February 2008<\/p>\n
CAR invaded by Lord’s Resistance Army units of Joseph Kony from their bases in Uganda<\/p>\n
May 2007<\/p>\n
The International Criminal Court announces their plan to start an investigation relative to war crimes committed during the unsuccessful coup d\u2019\u00e9tat against Patass\u00e9 in 2002-3<\/p>\n
3rd of February 2007<\/p>\n
A peace treaty signed in Libya between government of CAR and the rebels<\/p>\n
30th of November 2006<\/p>\n
Two cities in the north controlled by the rebels are bombed by the French army<\/p>\n
30th of October 2006<\/p>\n
Birao, North-Eastern part of CAR is occupied by the rebels<\/p>\n
29th of August 2006<\/p>\n
Former president Patass\u00e9 in his absence sentenced to 20 years of hard labor (lives in exile in Togo)<\/p>\n
June 2006<\/p>\n
According to the UN 33 people are killed in rebel attacks<\/p>\n
August 2005<\/p>\n
Extensive floods in the state capital Bangui, which left 22 500 people homeless<\/p>\n
June 2005<\/p>\n
Conflict in the north forces thousands of people to flee into the neighboring Chad – do you know what this is about?<\/p>\n
8th of May 2005<\/p>\n
General Boziz\u00e9 wins presidential elections<\/p>\n
5th of December 2004<\/p>\n
Acceptance of referendum on new constitution<\/p>\n
15th of March 2003<\/p>\n
Successful coup d\u2019\u00e9tat by General Fran\u00e7ois Boziz\u00e9, who immediately declares himself to be the president in the absence of the removed country’s leader Patass\u00e9<\/p>\n
4th of July 2002<\/p>\n
Aviation tragedy of Congo’s Prestige Airlines Boeing 707 Bangui (20 dead)<\/p>\n
July 2001<\/p>\n
Based on the initiative of Kofi Annan a special UN ambassador is sent to CAR with the objective to mediate a treaty between the government and the rebels<\/p>\n
28th of May 2001<\/p>\n
A coup d\u2019\u00e9tat attempt headed by the former president Kolingba; reverted with the help of Libya and Chad, soldiers and Congo rebels (20 dead)<\/p>\n
23rd of March 2001<\/p>\n
Three Central African diplomats are kidnapped in Ivory Coast by students for the government\u2019s failure to pay for their studies<\/p>\n
March 2001<\/p>\n
Start of dispute between CAR and Cameroon<\/p>\n
20th of August 2000<\/p>\n
Libyan ambassador murdered in Bangui while Patass\u00e9 is on a state visit to Libya.<\/p>\n
February 2000<\/p>\n
End of operation Minurca<\/p>\n
19th of September 1999<\/p>\n
Ange-F\u00e9lix Patass\u00e9 re-elected as president<\/p>\n
April 1998<\/p>\n
MISAB replaced by a UN mission called Minurca<\/p>\n
12th of February 1997<\/p>\n
French military intervention from the spring of 1996 replaced by MISAB (African Mission to Monitor the Implementation of the Bangui Agreements)<\/p>\n
November 1996<\/p>\n
Further unrests among soldiers<\/p>\n
3rd or 4th of November 1996<\/p>\n
Death of Jean-B\u00e9del Bokassa (Freed in 1993 as part of a national amnesty)<\/p>\n
April-May 1996<\/p>\n
Unrests in the army due to unpaid salaries, strikes suppressed with French intervention<\/p>\n
12th of January 1994<\/p>\n
Devaluation of the Central African franc (CFA)<\/p>\n
19th of September 1993<\/p>\n
Ange-F\u00e9lix Patass\u00e9 wins the presidential elections (after 1992 elections, which were canceled due to extensive irregularities); Kolingba releases thousands of political prisoners incl. ex-president Bokassa<\/p>\n
1991<\/p>\n
More political parties outlawed<\/p>\n
July 1989<\/p>\n
Benin representatives are holding talks about the request by president Kolingba to detain and surrender some of the Central African political representatives; however, upon their arrival at CAR they are arrested<\/p>\n
12th of June 1987<\/p>\n
Bokassa sentenced for second time, for 14 convictions (embezzlement, murder) again receives the death penalty; a year later the sentence is reduced to life term and then to 10 years of jail time.<\/p>\n
6th-7th February 1987<\/p>\n
Establishment of governing Central Democratic Party<\/p>\n
29th of November 1986<\/p>\n
Presidential elections, which are won by General Andr\u00e9 Kolingba<\/p>\n
21st of November 1986<\/p>\n
Acceptance of referendum on new constitution<\/p>\n
24th of October 1986<\/p>\n
The return of Jean B\u00e9del Bokassa to CAR from refugee destinations in Ivory Coast and France and his arrest for a number of embezzlements and cannibalism convictions with the death penalty<\/p>\n
21st of September 1985<\/p>\n
Termination of CMRN and formation of new government with participation of citizens<\/p>\n
14th of August 1985<\/p>\n
Visit by Jan Paul II<\/p>\n
3rd of March 1982<\/p>\n
Ange-F\u00e9lix Patass\u00e9 leads a coup attempt<\/p>\n
1st of September 1981<\/p>\n
Overthrow of Dacko and the Chief of his General Staff Andr\u00e9 Kolingba (probably with consent of France and Dacko himself) takes over; country headed by National Recovery Military Committee (hereafter referred to only as CMRN)<\/p>\n
15th of March 1981<\/p>\n
Official presidential elections declared, which are won by David Dacko<\/p>\n
24th of December 1980<\/p>\n
Jean B\u00e9del Bokassa in his absence receives the death penalty<\/p>\n
20th of March 1980<\/p>\n
MESAN transformed into Central African Democratic Union and declared to be the only legal party in the country<\/p>\n
20th-21st of September 1979<\/p>\n
During the French operation Barracuda the Emperor Bokassa I is removed and David Dacko stands at the helm of the country, Central African Republic is reinstated<\/p>\n
18th-19th of September 1979<\/p>\n
Bloody suppression of student demonstration, over 400 dead (with unproven aid from the French soldiers)<\/p>\n
May 1979<\/p>\n
France resigns on its support of Bokassa following the reports by international media about the killings of children by government soldiers<\/p>\n
4th of December 1977<\/p>\n
Coronation of Marshal Bokassa to become Emperor Bokassa I related with huge festivities, their financing drained quarter of the national budget, two reporters from the US are arrested in the CAR and US recalls its ambassador<\/p>\n
4th of December 1976<\/p>\n
During an extraordinary MESAN Congress a Central African Empire is declared<\/p>\n
3rd February 1976<\/p>\n
Assassination attempt on Marshal Bokassa<\/p>\n
of March 1975<\/p>\n
French president Val\u00e9ry Giscard arrives to CAR on a state visit in an attempt to renew diplomatic and economic relations<\/p>\n
November 1974<\/p>\n
Coup d\u2019\u00e9tat attempt performed by General Martin Lingoupou<\/p>\n
20th of May 1974<\/p>\n
Promotion of Colonel Bokassa to Marshal<\/p>\n
10th of May 1974<\/p>\n
Nationalization of private businesses and firms<\/p>\n
2nd of March 1972<\/p>\n
Jean B\u00e9del Bokassa declares himself lifelong president<\/p>\n
30th of August 1970<\/p>\n
Agricultural reforms<\/p>\n
11th of April 1969<\/p>\n
Coup attempt by Colonel Alexandre Banza<\/p>\n
1st of January 1966<\/p>\n
Dacko ousted from power, Bokassa takes over the country, establishes a military government and names himself chairman<\/p>\n
31st of December 1965<\/p>\n
The coup headed by Colonel Jean B\u00e9del Bokassa<\/p>\n
5th of January 1964<\/p>\n
David Dacko re-elected as the leader of the country<\/p>\n
November 1962<\/p>\n
CAR declared to be a single party government country (Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa, abbr. MESAN)<\/p>\n
February 1961<\/p>\n
Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People outlawed and its leaders are jailed<\/p>\n
17th November 1960<\/p>\n
Republic as a form of state is entered in the constitution; David Dacko elected the first president of the National Assembly<\/p>\n
13th of August 1960<\/p>\n
Declaration of Central African Republic\u2019s independence<\/p>\n
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