Union des democratic forces pour le rassemblement
The Union des forces démocratiques pour le rassemblement (UFDR; Union of Democratic Forces for Unification ) is a politico-military Central African group in the north-west of the country. Ethnically, the group consists mainly of Goula . It was founded on September 14, 2006 in Kigali , Rwanda , and was one of the main triggers and protagonists in the First Central African Civil War (2004–2007) and also played a key role in the Second Central African Civil War (2012–2013).
history
For a long time, the UFDR was a rebel movement with its center in Birao in the north of the country. The group consists largely of units that have received military training to combat poaching . They were originally allies of François Bozizé and were named "Ex-Libérateurs" (liberators). They were also involved in the dismissal of President Ange-Félix Patassé in 2003, but accused Bozizé of failing to give them the desired compensations.
The group was a coalition of the Groupe d'action patriotique pour la libération de Centrafrique , the Mouvement des libérateurs centrafricains pour la justice (MLCJ), whose president and founder is Captain Abakar Sabone , and the Front démocratique centrafricain .
Campaigns
On October 30, 2006, the rebel group, which until then had been unknown and consisted of 150 to 200 men, attacked Birao, the capital of the province of Vakaga . In the weeks that followed, the UFDR took control of numerous other locations in the northeast of the country. It was repulsed by the Forces Armées Centrafricaines (FACA) with the help of French troops and the Force multinational en Centrafrique (FOMUC) by the end of November . From March 3rd and 4th, 2007, the UFDR attacked again, especially in Birao. Again the attackers were repulsed by the FACA with FOMUC and French help.
On April 1, 2007, the second peace agreement in Central Africa was signed with the government. Since then, the group has been politically active, but has remained very critical of President François Bozizé . However, the peace agreement comes from the initiative of Chef d'État-Major , Zakaria Damane , a former political ally of President Patassé, and was therefore rejected by Michel Djotodia . In 2012, the group participated in the formation of the Alliance Séléka together with other opposition groups .
The UFDR is subordinate to the President Michel Djotodia, who was Vice Prime Minister since February 2013 and on March 24, 2013, after François Bozizé's escape, appointed himself President of the Republic.
Christian-dominated militias fight against the Séléka under the collective term anti-balaka . The anti-Balaka militias are mainly active in the capital Bangui, now consist of 60,000 to 70,000 men and for the most part support the former President François Bozizé . The fighting is bloody with numerous civilian deaths. Séléka and Anti-Balaka also recruit numerous child soldiers for the fight .
On December 14, 2015, the Séléka proclaimed the Republic of Dar el Kuti . At first they just want autonomy, but strive for complete independence in the future.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Etat d'anarchie. (State of Anarchy) In: Human Rights Watch. vol 19, September 14, 2017.
- ↑ a b c d FIDH: République centrafricaine - Déjà-vu. D (é) s accords pour la paix au détriment des victimes. In: Report FIDH. No. 513, December 2008.
- ^ "Central African Republic, rebels sign peace deal" , Associated Press / USA Today
- ↑ "L'UFDR a décidé de faire la paix avec Bozizé" , sur le site afriquecentrale.info, April 14, 2007. The text of the Agreement.
- ^ "Que et qui maintiennent Bozizé au pouvoir?" (What and who keeps Bozizé in power?), Communiqué de l'UFDR, July 12, 2007.
- ↑ "RCA: L'UFDR ne participe pas au dialogue politique inclusif" , (The UFDR does not take part in inclusive political dialogue.) Communiqué de l'UFDR, 7 December 2008.
- ↑ 'Hundreds dead' in Central African Republic violence , BBC, December 6, 2013
- ^ The Africa Report: The Republic of Logone: Self-determination and CAR's territorial integrity , accessed December 19, 2015.