The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the
Central African Republic
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is responsible for providing
justice
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for the government and the nation's citizens. In addition, the
ministry
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Government
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Religion
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oversees the operations of the Special Criminal Court to ensure that
genocide
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and
war crimes that were committed after January 1, 2003 are properly
prosecuted
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.
List of ministers (Post-1976 when the
Central African Empire
From 4 December 1976 to 21 September 1979, the Central African Republic was officially known as the Central African Empire (french: Empire centrafricain), after military dictator (and president at the time) Marshal Jean-Bédel Bokassa declared ...
was established)
* Augustin Dallot-Befio (1976)
* Joseph Potolot (1977)
* Antoine Grothe (1977-1978)
* Michel Robinet De-Saint-Omer (1978-1979)
* Francis Guerot (1980)
*
Simon Narcisse Bozanga (1980-1981)
* Alphonse Mbaikoua (1981-1982)
* Xavier-Sylvestre Yangongo (1982-1984)
* Gaspard Kalene (1984-1985)
* Bernard Beloum (1985-1986)
* Jean-Louis Gevril Yambala (1987)
* Thomas Mapouka (1988-1989)
*
Jean Willybiro-Sako (1990)
* Christopher Grelombe (1990-1991)
* Jean Kpwoka (1991-1992)
*
Marcel Metefara Marcel Metefara was the Foreign Minister and la Francophonie of the Central African Republic from February 1999 to 2001.
At the Fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly, Marcel Metefara said that "a world of peace, progress, and ...
(1993)
* Jacques Mbosso (1993-1995)
* Mbeti Maras (1995-1996)
* Aristide Sokambi (1996-1997)
* Marcel Metefara (1997-1999)
* Laurent Gomina Pampali (1999-2000)
* Denis Wangoa-Kisimale (2000-2001)
* Marcel Metefara (2001-2003)
* Faustin Baudou
(2003-2006)
* Paul Otto
(2006-2013)
* Jacques Mbosso
(2013-2014)
* Isabelle Gaudeuille
(2014-2016)
''1st female* Aristide Sokambi
(2016-2017)
* Flavien M'bata
(2017–present)
See also
*
Justice ministry
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*
Politics of the Central African Republic
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References
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Justice ministries
Government of the Central African Republic