Central African President (2013–14) and military leader
Michel Djotodia
Djotodia in 2020
7th President of the Central African Republic
In office 24 March 2013 – 10 January 2014
Prime Minister
Nicolas Tiangaye
Preceded by
François Bozizé
Succeeded by
Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet (acting)
Personal details
Born
Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia
1949 (age 74–75) Gordil, Vakaga, French Equatorial Africa (now Central African Republic)
Political party
Union of Democratic Forces for Unity
Other political affiliations
Séléka
Spouse
Chantal Djotodia
(m. 2012)
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Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia (born c. 1949) is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2013 to 2014. He was the first Muslim to hold that office in the predominantly Christian country.[nb 1][3][4] Djotodia was a leader of the almost entirely Muslim[4][5][6][7] Séléka rebel coalition in the December 2012 rebellion against President François Bozizé. Following a peace agreement, Djotodia was appointed to the government as First Deputy Prime Minister for National Defense in February 2013. When the peace agreement unravelled, Séléka captured Bangui and Djotodia took power on 24 March 2013. He promised to lead a transition to new elections in which he would not be a candidate, but his time in office was marked by escalating sectarian violence, and he was ultimately pressured into resigning by regional leaders on 10 January 2014.
^Jacqueline Cassandra Woodfork (2006). Culture and Customs of the Central African Republic. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. xviii (Chronology). ISBN 0313332037. Retrieved 20 January 2014. 20 October 1976: Bokassa announces his conversion to Islam ... 4 December 1976: ... Bokassa renounces Islam
^Brian Titley (2002). Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 79. ISBN 0773524185. Archived from the original on 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2014. The ace up Gadhaffi's sleeve was his oil money. ... Bokassa, of course, was rewarded more than all the others, collecting a cheque for one million U.S. dollars.
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^The Economist: "The Central African Republic - Ever darker" Archived 11 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine 8 November 2013.
^BBC: "Central African Republic: Religious tinderbox" Archived 10 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine 4 November 2013.
^Africa Report: "CAR: Muslim-Christian tension on the rise, since coup" By Konye Obaji Ori Archived 16 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine 6 November 2013
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