André Diuedonne Kolingba (born August 12, 1935) was president of the Central African Republic from 1981 to 1993. August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Central African Republic is a land-locked country in central Africa. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...

He was an army commander when he deposed his predecessor, David Dacko on September 20, 1981. His rule saw the return of self-declared Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa to the Central African Republic, and his sentence to life imprisonment. Like Dacko and Bokassa, he persecuted several opposition leaders including Abel Goumba. David Dacko (24 March 1930 – 20 November 2003) was the first post-independence President of the Central African Republic. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jean-Bédel Bokassa ( February 22, 1921– November 3, 1996) was the military ruler and emperor of the Central African Republic from January 1, 1966 until his overthrow on September 20, 1979. ... Abel Goumba (born 1927) is the Vice President of the Central African Republic under François Bozizé. He was Prime Minister in the 1950s, and was appointed prime minister again in 2003 after a coup ousted the previous government. ...

In 1992 he allowed multi-party elections and lost them, but ignored the result. In 1993 he lost fresh elections to Ange-Félix Patassé, and this time let the result stand. Before he stood down on October 22 of that year, he released thousands of prisoners, including Bokassa. Kolingba continued to lead his political party, the Central African Democratic Rally. In the 1999 presidential elections, he and Dacko were the main challengers to Patassé, but were defeated in a landslide, with Patassé receiving 51% of the vote and Kolingba coming in second place with 19% of the vote. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ...

In 2001 he attempted a new coup against the government of Patassé, but this failed. In 2003 he apologised to a reconciliation forum for mistakes he made during his rule. In December 2004, he was one of five candidates (including the incumbent president, François Bozizé) cleared to contest the presidential election. [1] (http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=44873&SelectRegion=Great_Lakes&SelectCountry=CENTRAL_AFRICAN_REPUBLIC) When the election occurred March 13, 2005 there were 11 candidates for president. The incumbent Bozizé was expected to win and Kolingba and five other candidates called for the annulment of the election although election observers called it fair. Kolingba called a shootout outside his house on March 22 an assassination attempt while the government called it a misunderstanding between soldiers. In results announced at the end of March 2005, Kolingba received third place and 16% of the vote, behind Bozizé and Martin Ziguélé. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... François Bozizé (born October 14, 1946) is the current President of the Central African Republic. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ...

David Dacko (24 March 1930 – 20 November 2003) was the first post-independence President of the Central African Republic. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ...