Heads of state of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)

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List of Heads of State of Central African Republic and Central African Empire

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affliation	Notes
Central African Republic
(République Centrafricaine)
13 August 1960 to 14 August 1960	Paul Camille Bordier
14 August 1960 to 12 November 1960	David Dacko, acting President	MESAN	1st Term
12 November 1960 to 31 December 1965	David Dacko, President
1 January 1966 to 18 October 1976	Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President	Mil/MESAN	Changed name to Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa
18 October 1976 to 4 December 1976	Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, President		Previously named Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Central African Empire
4 December 1976 to 20 September 1979	Bokassa I, Empereur de Centrafrique par la volonté du peuple Centrafricain, uni au sein du parti politique national, le MESAN Emperor of Central Africa by the will of the Central African people, united within the national political party, the MESAN	MESAN	Hitherto President Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa
Central African Republic
(République Centrafricaine) (Ködrö tî Bê-Afrîka)
20 September 1979 to 1 September 1981	David Dacko, President	MESAN/UDC	2nd Term
1 September 1981 to 21 September 1985	André Kolingba, Chairman of the Military Committee of National Recovery	Mil
21 September 1985 to 29 November 1986	André Kolingba, Head of State	RDC
29 November 1986 to 22 October 1993	André Kolingba, President
22 October 1993 to 15 March 2003	Ange-Félix Patassé, President	MLPC
15 March 2003 to present	François Bozizé, President	Mil

Affiliations:-

FPO	Front Patriotique Oubanguien
	(Oubanguian Patriotic Front)
MEDAC	Mouvement pour l’Évolution Démocratique de l’Afrique Centrale
	(Movement for the Democratic Evolution of Central Africa) estd.1960
MLPC	Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple Centrafricain
	(Liberation Movement of the Central African People) christian-democratic
PSD	Parti Social-Démocrate
	(Social Democratic Party)
PUN	Parti d’Unité nationale
	(National Unity Party)
FC	Forum Civique
	(Civic Forum)
MESAN	Mouvement d’Évolution Sociale de l’Afrique Noire
	(Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa) only legal party Nov 1962-1981
RDC	Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain
	(Central African Democratic Rally) authoritarian only legal party 1987-1991
UDC	Union Démocratique Centrafricain
	(Central African Democratic Union)
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan
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See also

• Central African Republic
• Central African Empire
  • Heads of government of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
  • Colonial heads of Central Africa
• Lists of office-holders