Ange-Félix Patassé

Ange-Félix Patassé
4th President of the Central African Republic
In office
October 22, 1993 – March 15, 2003
Prime MinisterMartin Ziguélé
Preceded byAndré Kolingba
Succeeded byFrançois Bozizé
Personal details
Born(1937-01-25)January 25, 1937
Paoua, Ouham-Pendé, Ubangi-Shari (now Central African Republic)
DiedApril 5, 2011(2011-04-05) (aged 74)
Douala, Cameroon
Political partyMovement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MPLC)

Ange-Félix Patassé (January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011)[1] was a Central African politician. He was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003. In 2003, he was forced out of office by the rebel leader François Bozizé.

Patassé died on April 5, 2011 from complications of diabetes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Africans mourn ex-president Patasse" Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, April 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ "C. African Republic ex-president Patasse dies: spokesman" Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, April 5, 2011.
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