The Mbaka are a minority ethnic 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 ...
and northwest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
.
[.] The M'Baka speak the
Mbaka language and have a population of roughly 300,000.
Language
The Mbakas speak
Mbaka language, a
Ubangian
The Ubangian languages form a diverse linkage of some seventy languages centered on the Central African Republic. They are the predominant languages of the CAR, spoken by 2–3 million people, and include the national language, Sango. They ar ...
language. The Gilima variety is assigned to a separate ISO 639-3 code.
Famous Mbaka people
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Jean-Bédel Bokassa (; 22 February 1921 – 3 November 1996), also known as Bokassa I, was a Central African political and military leader who served as the second president of the Central African Republic (CAR) and as the emperor of its s ...
, former
President and self-styled Emperor of Central African Republic
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David Dacko
David Dacko (; 1927 – 21 November 2003) was a Central African politician who served as the first president of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 1 January 1966, and 3rd President from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. Af ...
, First President of Central African Republic
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Barthélemy Boganda, First Prime Minister of Central African Republic
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Adamu Jamu Mbaka, Air Vice Marshall, Nigerian Airforce
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Pius Adamu Mbaka, Major, Nigerian Army
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Alex Jamu Mbaka, Major, Nigerian Army
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Koffi Olomide
Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba (13 July 1956), known professionally as Koffi Olomidé, is a Congolese Soukus singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career. He is the founder of the Quartier Latin Internati ...
, Congolese singer
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References
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Ethnic groups in the Central African Republic
Ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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