World & Nation
Rebel leader-turned-President Francois Bozize faced off against his main rival in an election he hoped would bring him the legitimacy he has lacked since declaring himself head of state in a coup two years ago.
May 9, 2005
Central African Republic peace talks lead to coalition government
Jan. 11, 2013
Rebels topple Central African Republic president, seize capital
March 24, 2013
Ex-general declares self ‘head of state’ of Central African Republic a day after his forces took the capital. President is in Cameroon.
March 17, 2003
African Union suspends Central African Republic after coup
March 25, 2013
African Union suspends Central African Republic after president ousted
People in Central African Republic turned out in large numbers for presidential and parliamentary elections to end two years of military rule.
March 14, 2005
Insurgents captured the Central African Republic’s airport, large swaths of its capital and several presidential residences while President Ange-Felix Patasse was in Niger.
March 16, 2003
U.S. diplomats evacuate Central African Republic as rebels advance
Dec. 28, 2012
The International Criminal Court is investigating allegations of mass rape and other war crimes in the Central African Republic, the prosecutor for the U.N. panel of judges said.
May 23, 2007