Henri Maïdou

Henri Maïdou (born February 14, 1936 ) was Prime Minister of what is now the Central African Republic from 1978 to 1979 .

Political career

Maïdou belonged to the Mouvement pour l'Évolution Sociale d'Afrique Noire (MESAN) party founded by Barthélemy Boganda in 1949 , which became a unity party after the country gained independence from France in 1960 . On July 14, 1978, he became Prime Minister of the " Central African Empire " under Jean-Bédel Bokassa , who had ruled since 1966 and who had called himself Emperor Bokassa I since December 1976. Since the beginning of 1979, the government has faced massive protests against Bokassa's rule. With the overthrow of Bokassa by his cousin, ex-President David Dacko Maïdou changed on September 26, 1979 from the office of head of government to that of vice-president.

In the presidential elections of February 15, 1981 he reached fourth place as a candidate for the Parti Républicain de Progrès (PRP) party with 24,007 votes (3.28%). Dacko won with 51.10% and was overthrown on September 20, 1981.

President Ange-Félix Patassé , Maïdou's predecessor as Prime Minister under Bokassa, appointed him on December 28, 2002 as coordinator for the “national dialogue” to end the unrest in the country. On July 11, 2003, President François Bozizé, who had come to power in a coup a few months earlier, appointed him advisor to the rank of Minister of State.

Web links

• Election results in African Elections Database (English)
• Appointment as coordinator of the "national dialogue", December 28, 2002 (French)
• Afrique Express on his appointment as presidential adviser, July 16, 2003 (French)