Michel Djotodia

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Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia (* probably 1949 in Vakaga , Equatorial Africa, now the Central African Republic ) was de facto President of the Central African Republic from March 24, 2013 to January 10, 2014, and successor to François Bozizé , who left the country after a coup d'état had to flee.

Career

Djotodia, who comes from Vakaga in the north of the Central African Republic, was consul in Nyala in western Sudan and chairman of numerous political and military organizations in his home country. Between 2004 and 2007 he lived in Cotonou in southern Benin during the civil war .

From December 2012 he supported the Séléka , a rebel alliance that had the military objective of depositioning Bozizé. After he had promised that the rebels would participate in the government, Djotodia was appointed Minister of Defense in February 2013. In March of the same year there was a coup in Bangui by the rebels and the previous government officials were driven out. Djotodia then appointed himself the new President of the Central African Republic and dissolved the Séléka. After a meeting with representatives of the Central African Economic Community (CEEAC), Djotodia announced his resignation on January 10, 2014. Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye also announced his resignation. A day later he left the country and went into exile in Benin.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Short biography with photo ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2013 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. , africanaute.com (French). Retrieved March 26, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.africanaute.com
  2. ↑ Le gouvernement d'union nationale est formé , afriquinfos.com of February 4, 2013 (French). Accessed January 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ The rebel chief declares himself head of state ( memento from January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Tagesschau.de from March 25, 2013. Accessed on January 11, 2014.
  4. ^ President and head of government in Central Africa give up power , Welt.de of January 10, 2014. Accessed on January 11, 2014.
  5. ^ Crisis in Central Africa: President Djotodia resigns , Spiegel Online January 10, 2014. Accessed January 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ President fled Central Africa. In: news.orf.at. January 12, 2014, accessed October 22, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Djotodia, Michel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Djotodia, Michel Am-Nondokro
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Central African military
DATE OF BIRTH uncertain: 1949