Английская Википедия:Emperor of Central Africa

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Emperor of Central Africa (Шаблон:Lang-fr) was the title used by Jean-Bédel Bokassa from 4 December 1976, who was crowned on 4 December 1977 in a lavish ceremony that was estimated to cost the Central African Empire US$20 million (equivalent to $Шаблон:Inflation million in Шаблон:Inflation/year). Although nominally a constitutional monarch, in practice Bokassa ruled with absolute power. For all intents and purposes, the country was still a military dictatorship, as had been the case with the Central African Republic since Bokassa took power in the 1966 coup d'état.

Bokassa I attempted to justify his actions by claiming that creating a monarchy would help Central Africa "stand out" from the rest of the continent, and earn the world's respect. The coronation consumed one third of the nation's annual budget and all of the French aid that year, but despite generous invitations, no foreign leaders attended the event. Many thought Bokassa was insane, and compared his egotistical extravagance with his contemporary – Africa's other well-known eccentric dictator, President of Uganda Idi Amin.

List of rulers

Шаблон:Abbr	Portrait	Name Шаблон:Small	Reign start	Reign end	Duration	Prime Minister	Note
Emperor of Central Africa (1976–1979)
1	Файл:Bokassa portrait (cropped).jpg	Bokassa I Шаблон:Small	4 December 1976	21 September 1979 Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Ayd	Patassé Шаблон:Small	He is the first emperor of central Africa from December 4, 1976, and deposed on September 21, 1979.
						Maïdou Шаблон:Small
Head of the House of Bokassa (1979–present)
1	Файл:Bokassa portrait (cropped).jpg	Bokassa I Шаблон:Small	21 September 1979	3 November 1996 Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Ayd	Vacant, since the monarchy was abolished in 1979.	Deposed on September 21, 1979, he became the Head of the House of Bokassa until his death on November 3, 1996.
2		Bokassa II Шаблон:Small	3 November 1996	Present	Шаблон:Ayd		After his father died on November 3, 1996, he became the Head of the House of Bokassa from November 3, 1996.

Gallery

• Imperial Crown of Bokassa I.

  Imperial Crown of Bokassa I.

• Imperial Standard of Bokassa I.

  Imperial Standard of Bokassa I.

See also

• History of the Central African Republic
• List of heads of state of the Central African Republic

References

• Шаблон:Citation.