Simon Narcisse Bozanga (26 December 1942 – 7 July 2010) was a Central African politician. He was

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of the

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from 4 April 1981 to 1 September 1981, when his government was overthrown by a military coup.

Biography

Bozanga was born on 26 December 1942 in

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. He was a member of the

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ethnic group. He was educated in Bambari and Rouen, France. He studied law at the University of Nancy, the

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, and Institut international d'administration publique.Bradshaw & Fandos-Rius 2016, p. 141 Bozanga joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Central African Republic, becoming head of administrative and legal reports in 1972. He became secretary-general of the organization in 1974. Bozanga was

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from 1976 to 17 July 1978, at which point be was appointed minister of the government's secretariat. President

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appointed Bozanga Minister of Justice on 16 July 1980. He became Prime Minister on 3 April 1981. He was criticized by opposition groups about the 1981 presidential election, sparking protests and confrontation. Bozanga was critical of

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's government and accused France of interventionism. Bozanga was deposed along with the rest of the government by General André Kolingba in the coup of 1 September 1981. Kolingba appointed Bozanga director of the ''Socite centrafricaine des hydrocarbures'' in April 1982, and he served until January 1984. Bozanga re-joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was later an adviser to the Court of Appeals. In 2004, he was named a justice of the Supreme Court. In 2006, Bozanga was appointed by President

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the chairman of the Council of State.Bradshaw & Fandos-Rius 2016, p. 142 Bozanga died on 7 July 2010 in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozanga, Simon Narcisse 1942 births 2010 deaths Prime Ministers of the Central African Republic Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to Gabon Justice ministers of the Central African Republic Leaders ousted by a coup People from Bangassou