Catherine Samba-Panza

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Catherine Samba-Panza (2014)

Catherine Samba-Panza (born June 26, 1954 in Fort-Lamy , Chad ) is a Central African politician. She was Interim President of the Central African Republic from January 20, 2014 to March 30, 2016 .

Life

Samba grew up in Chad. Her father is from Cameroon and her mother from the Central African Republic. She studied law in France and was a successful business woman and corporate lawyer before moving into politics.

Political career

Samba-Panza was appointed mayor of Bangui , the capital of the Central African Republic, in March 2013 by the de facto president at the time, Michel Djotodia .

Djotodia, who declared himself president in March 2013 after a coup, resigned from office on January 10, 2014 under pressure from the CEEAC . On January 20, 2014, the interim parliament elected Samba-Panza as interim president. There were seven other candidates, including Désiré Kolingba , the son of former President André Kolingba (1981-1993), and Sylvain Patassé , son of former President Ange-Félix Patassé (1993-2003). Parliament's requirement for the applicants was that they were not allowed to have any connections to the Séléka , with whose help Djotodia came to power, or to any other rebel organization. In addition, all candidates who had held political office under Djotodia or were members of the military were excluded . Samba-Panza is supposed to lead the government until the planned new elections in February 2015. The election date was set for October 18, 2015. The election finally took place on December 30, 2015, after the runoff election on February 14, 2016, it was replaced on March 30 by former Prime Minister Faustin Archange Touadéra . Samba-Panza was not allowed to run for office.

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Web links

Commons : Catherine Samba-Panza  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Central African Republic MPs-elect Catherine Samba-Panza , BBC News, January 20, 2014 (Eng.) Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ a b Samba-Panza - From the town hall to the presidential palace , Deutsche Welle from January 20, 2014. Accessed on January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Crisis in Central Africa: President Djotodia resigns , Spiegel Online of January 10, 2014. Accessed January 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mayor of Bangui new interim president faz.net from January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ The time for a mission in Central Africa is pressing , Welt.de from January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Africa Research Institute (English). Retrieved July 31, 2015.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.africaresearchinstitute.org
  7. ^ Central African Republic. Election For President (President). In: electionguide.org. International Foundation for Electoral Systems, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  8. ^ Central African Republic. Election For President (President). In: electionguide.org. International Foundation for Electoral Systems, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  9. ^ Central African Republic. Oubangui-Chari and Central African Republic. In: worldstatesmen.org. Ben Cahoon, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  10. ^ David Smith: Can Catherine Samba-Panza save the Central African Republic? In: theguardian.com. The Guardian , March 2, 2014, accessed on May 22, 2016 : "as interim leader, she is not allowed to run"
personal data
SURNAME Samba-Panza, Catherine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Central African politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort-Lamy , Chad