1976–1979 monarchy in central Africa, now the Central African Republic
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Catholicism (official) Protestantism, Sunni Islam (minority)
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy (de jure) Unitary one-party absolute monarchy under a military dictatorship (de facto)
Emperor
• 1976–1979
Bokassa I
Prime Minister
• 1976–1978
Ange-Félix Patassé
• 1978–1979
Henri Maïdou
Establishment
• Proclamation
4 December 1976
• Coronation of Bokassa I
4 December 1977
• Overthrow
21 September 1979
Area
• Total
622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi)
Currency
Central African CFA franc
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
Today part of
Central African Republic
The Central African Empire (French: Empire centrafricain) was established on 4 December 1976 when the then-President of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, declared himself Emperor of Central Africa. The empire would be dissolved less than three years later when French and Central African forces overthrew Bokassa and re-established the Central African Republic on 21 September 1979.
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