List of heads of state of the Central African Republic

This is a list of the heads of state of the Central African Republic .

Central African Republic (1960–1976)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
1		David Dacko (* 1930; † 2003)	president	August 14, 1960	January 1, 1966	MESAN
2		Jean-Bédel Bokassa (* 1921; † 1996)	president	January 1, 1966	4th December 1976	Military / MESAN

Central African Empire (1976–1979)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
1		Jean-Bédel Bokassa (* 1921; † 1996)	Emperor	4th December 1976	September 21, 1979	MESAN

Central African Republic (from 1979)

No.	image	Name (life data)	Official title	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
(1)		David Dacko (* 1930; † 2003)	president	September 21, 1979	September 1, 1981	MESAN / UDC
-		André Kolingba (* 1935; † 2010)	Chairman of the Military Commission for National Rescue	September 1, 1981	September 21, 1985	Military / RDC
3			president	September 21, 1985	October 22, 1993	RDC
4th		Ange-Félix Patassé (* 1937; † 2011)	president	October 22, 1993	March 15, 2003	MLPC
5		François Bozizé (* 1946)	president	March 15, 2003	March 24, 2013	Military / non-party
-		Michel Djotodia (* approx. 1949)	Head of State of Transition	March 24, 2013	January 10, 2014	UFDR
-		Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet (* 1972)	Provisional Transitional Head of State (as President of the National Transitional Council )	January 10, 2014	23rd January 2014	RDC
-		Catherine Samba-Panza (* 1954)	Transitional Head of State	23rd January 2014	March 30, 2016	independent
6th		Faustin Archange Touadéra (* 1957)	president	March 30, 2016	officiating	independent

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of the Central African Republic

Web links

• List of rulers of the Central African Republic - World Statesmen.org. Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English). 
• List of rulers of the Central African Republic - Rulers.org. Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English).