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25-490: The party was established on 6 February 1987, initially as the political vehicle for President André Kolingba . It was the only legal party in the country until 1992. Kolingba was the party's presidential candidate in the 1993 general elections , and was eliminated in the first round after receiving just 12% of the vote. The party won 13 seats in the National Assembly , emerging as the second-largest faction behind

50-634: A bloodless coup d'état in 1981 and lost power to Ange-Félix Patassé in a democratic election held in 1993. Kolingba retained the strong support of France until the end of the Cold War in 1992, after which both internal and external pressure forced him to hold presidential elections which he lost. His twelve-year term in office saw the growing influence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in decisions by donor-nations regarding financial support and management of

75-592: A host at the magazine of the Central African Armed Forces and a classical music program and later was promoted to co-director. While working at the radio, he met his future wife, Mireille Kotalimbora . He became a sub-lieutenant on 1 October 1964, a colonel, and then a brigadier general on 3 April 1973. As a battalion commander, he was named technical adviser to the minister of national defense, veterans and war victims on 1 March 1977, as well as aide-de-camp of Bokassa . He then served briefly as

100-564: A military committee for national reconstruction to rule the country, but in fact he ruled as a military dictator , more corrupt than brutal, until 1986, when he submitted a Constitution to a national referendum . The document was approved with an implausible total of 92 percent. Under its terms, Kolingba was automatically elected president for a six-year term. It also established the Central African Democratic Rally (Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain , RDC) as

125-724: A prostate operation. Kolingba died in Paris on 7 February 2010. Kolingba married Mireille Kotalimbora-Kolingba in 1969, and the couple had twelve children. Kolingba was named officier de l'Ordre de l'Opération Bokassa (Officer of the Order of the Operation Bokassa) on 1 December 1971, officier de l'Ordre de la Médaille de la Reconnaissance Centrafricaine (Officer of the Order of the Medal of Central African Gratitude) on 1 January 1972, chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite Postal (Knight of

150-526: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Central African Republic -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Andr%C3%A9 Kolingba André-Dieudonné Kolingba (12 August 1936 – 7 February 2010) was a Central African politician, who was the fourth President of the Central African Republic (CAR), from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. He took power from President David Dacko in

175-825: The Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC). It subsequently joined the coalition government led by the MLPC's Jean-Luc Mandaba . In the next parliamentary elections in 1998 the RDC was part of the Union of Forces for Peace, (UFAP) which opposed President Ange-Félix Patassé . The RDC won 20 seats, and UFAP gained a majority of 55 of the 109 seats in the National Assembly. However,

200-862: The CAR's ambassador to Canada — replacing Sylvestre Bangui — and the Federal Republic of Germany before being named minister in March 1979. When Bokassa was overthrown in 1979 and David Dacko was restored to power by the French, general Kolingba gained Dacko's favor and was made army chief of staff in July 1981. In September 1981, general Kolingba overthrew Dacko in the 1981 Central African Republic coup d'état . There has been considerable speculation about who supported Kolingba's seizure of power. It has been suggested that local French military advisers helped him carry out

225-537: The Central African state. Many members of Kolingba's ethnic group, the Yakoma people , obtained lucrative posts in the public, private and parastatal sectors of the CAR's economy during his era. This gave rise to growing tension between so-called "southerners" (including the riverine Yakoma) and "northerners" (including the savanna Gbaya ) in the CAR which led to violent confrontations between these groups during

250-404: The MLPC was able to form a government after the defection of a UFAP MP. Kolingba was the party's candidate for the 1999 presidential elections , finishing second with 19% of the vote as Patassé was elected in the first round of voting. Kolingba was the party's presidential candidate again for the 2005 general elections . He finished in third place with took 16% of the vote. The elections also saw

275-553: The Order of Postal Merit) on 1 December 1972, commandeur (Commander) (1 January 1975) and dignité de Grand-Croix (Grand Cross) (1 December 1981) de l'Ordre du Mérite Centrafricain (Central African Order of Merit). Radio Centrafrique Radio Centrafrique is a public radio station in the Central African Republic that is funded by the Ministry of Communication and Media. It broadcasts in French and Sango . Radio Centrafrique

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300-625: The Patassé era (1993–2003). André-Dieudonné Kolingba was born on 12 August 1936 in Bangui, the capital of the French colony of Oubangui-Chari in French Equatorial Africa . A member of the riverine Yakoma ethnic group, Kolingba (meaning "male Buffalo ") joined the French military in 1954 and was transferred to the Central African army at independence in 1960. As a military officer, he also worked at Radio Bangui , where he became

325-439: The attempted coup d'état of 2001. Kolingba finally returned to Bangui on 5 October 2003 during the last days of a National Conference (Dialogue National) which Bozizé sponsored to promote reconciliation and reconstruction of the country. On 7 October 2003 Kolingba attended the conference and spoke to the delegates, publicly asking for forgiveness for the excesses committed during his rule. He then left for Paris on 2 November 2003 for

350-515: The country's only legal party. Parliamentary elections were held in 1987, in which voters were presented with a single list of RDC candidates. With all candidates effectively handpicked by Kolingba, he effectively held complete political control over the country. The end of the Cold War in 1992 made Western nations less willing to tolerate anti-communist Third World dictatorships. Internal and external pressures eventually forced Kolingba to open up

375-535: The coup without the authorization or knowledge of Socialist President François Mitterrand and his entourage (Delayan 1985; Kalck 2004). The French supported Kolingba until the fall of the Berlin Wall and the democratization movement in Africa during the late 1980s and early 1990s led to local, French and international pressure to hold presidential elections. After overthrowing Dacko in 1981, Kolingba established

400-585: The opposition Democratic Forces for Dialogue (Concertation des Forces Démocratiques), announced President Kolingba was no longer president. Unwilling to give in, Kolingba remained in his post but the group of local donor representatives (GIBAFOR), notably from the USA and France, forced him to hold proper elections. The same team which the UN Electoral Assistance unit had provided for the earlier election, and which Kolingba's government caused to fail,

425-482: The opposition. On 28 May 2001, the 2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt against President Patassé but it failed. Patassé accused Kolingba and his partisans of attempting to destabilize his regime and wanted to put him on trial and so Kolingba took refuge in Uganda. Patassé was overthrown in the 2003 Central African Republic coup d'état by François Bozizé , who declared an amnesty for all those involved in

450-490: The party reduced to seven seats in the National Assembly. In the 2011 general elections the party won just one seat in the National Assembly, whilst its presidential candidate Émile Gros Raymond Nakombo finished fourth in a field of five with 5% of the vote. After the death of André Kolingba, the party was chaired by his son Désiré Kolingba, until his death in April 2021. This article about an African political party

475-545: The plan was dropped due to the order from Alexandre Banza . Through Radio Bangui, Jean-Bedel Bokassa announced the coup publicly. Entering the 1970s, a new 100 kW transmitter was installed in Bimbo , which not only enabled the radio coverage to reach the whole country but also some areas in the neighboring countries, such as Chad, Zaire, and the Republic of Congo, that near the CAR border. In September 1976, Radio Bangui

500-568: The regime. In March 1991 he agreed to share power with Edouard Frank , who he named prime minister. He also established a commission to make the constitution more democratic and pluralistic. In late 1991, the donor community (most notably a very vocal US ambassador) finally pressured Kolingba to hold free elections. These took place in 1992, assisted by the UN Electoral Assistance Unit and monitored by international observers. Kolingba finished dead last, with only 10 percent of

525-424: The satellite. In 2013, Seleka stole the radio's two transmitters (MW and Short Wave), prompting it to operate with the remaining FM transmitters that could only reach within a radius of 90 KM from the sites. Radio Centrafrique was reportedly understaffed and operated with dilapidated equipment in 2014. In 2019, the radio received new transmitters from low to high that allowed its coverage to reach 800 km from

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550-577: The vote. In response, he had the constitutional council declare the election invalid. His presidential mandate was due to expire on 28 November 1992, but he carried out a "constitutional coup d'état" which extended his presidential term for another 90 days. On 3 February 1993, Kolingba established an interim organ, the National Provisional Political Council of the Republic (Conseil National Politique Provisoire de la République). On 28 February 1993, Abel Goumba, leader of

575-399: Was brought in to give its support. Kolingba came in fourth, with only 12 percent of the vote - well short of a spot in the runoff. Angé Patassé won the presidency in the second round on 19 September 1993. When Kolingba turned over the presidency to Patassé a month later, it marked the first - and to date - only time since independence when an incumbent president peacefully surrendered power to

600-549: Was established on 8 December 1958 as Radio Bangui. The radio only aired in Bangui in the early period since it was only equipped with a 250-watt transmitter. In 1963, it replaced the first transmitters with the new one. During the Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état , the pro-Bokassa officers attacked the Radio Bangui headquarter and killed the guard. Afterward, they threatened to execute all the broadcasting staff. However,

625-507: Was renamed La Voix de la Révolution , and three months later, it changed its name to La Voix de l’Empire Centrafricain . Later, it became Radio Centrafrique. Germany rehabilitated the radio in the 1980s. In 2004, the director general of the radio, Delphine Zouta, stated that it might stop its operation due to the aging and broken equipment and the unavailability of the equipment's spare parts. On 29 November 2011, together with Télévision Centrafricaine , Radio Centrafrique became available on

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