Bokassa I

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1921-02-22
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Jean-Bédel_Bokassa
gptkbp:birthPlace Bobangui, Ubangi-Shari
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Berengo,_Central_African_Republic
gptkbp:children at least 17
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:convictedOf gptkb:murder
embezzlement
gptkbp:coronationDate Bangui
1977-12-04
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-11-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Bangui,_Central_African_Republic
gptkbp:exiledTo gptkb:Ivory_Coast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bokassa I
gptkbp:leader 1965 Central African Republic coup d'état
gptkbp:militaryRank colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:nationality Central African
gptkbp:notableFor authoritarian rule
human rights abuses
extravagant coronation
self-proclaimed Emperor
allegations of cannibalism
founding the Central African Empire
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
politician
gptkbp:overthrownBy gptkb:Operation_Barracuda
gptkbp:pardonedBy gptkb:André_Kolingba
gptkbp:parent M'Boueta
Madzim Ma Kossa
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
First Indochina War
gptkbp:predecessor himself (as President)
gptkbp:reignEnd 1979-09-21
gptkbp:reignStart 1976-12-04
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:returnedToCountry 1986
gptkbp:signature Bokassa I signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Catherine_Denguiadé
gptkbp:successor gptkb:David_Dacko
gptkbp:title gptkb:President_of_the_Central_African_Republic
Emperor of Central Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jean-Bédel_Bokassa
gptkb:Gbaya_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6