Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC, french: Mouvement patriotique pour la Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

based in nortwestern part of the country.

History

MPC was formed in July 2015 by

Mahamat Al-Khatim Mahamat Al-Khatim is a leader of Central African Patriotic Movement armed group in the Central African Republic. Biography Mahamat Al-Khatim is a Baggara Arabs, Chadian Arab belonging to the Salamat ethnic group. At some point, he rebelled agai ...

. In October 2016 they were accused in taking part in attack which killed 37 civilians, however Al-Khatim denied these claims. In May 2018 MNLC leader, Ahmat Bahar announced that his group was merging with MPC. On 17 December 2020 MPC joined

Coalition of Patriots for Change The Coalition of Patriots for Change (''Coalition des patriotes pour le changement'') is a coalition of major rebel groups in the Central African Republic created in 2020 to disrupt the 2020–21 Central African general election. Background O ...

.Centrafrique : Déclaration de la Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement
, 18 December 2020

References

{{Reflist Factions of the Central African Republic Civil War Rebel groups in the Central African Republic Rebel groups that actively control territory