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Lycée Barthélémy Boganda De Bangui
Lycée Barthélemy Boganda is a public high school situated in Bangui. The school is named after Barthélemy Boganda. History Founding and early history The school's construction began on 17 May 1952 and inaugurated on 23 January 1954 by Pierre Chauvet with the name Collège Emile Gentil. It was the first high school in what was then the French colony of Ubangi-Shari. The school, which served the children of elites, educated many of the Central African Republic's post-independence political leaders. The school was open to both European and African students, the latter of whom received scholarships to study and board at the school. In January–February 1956, African students at Collège Emile Gentil went on strike, citing racial discrimination. The immediate cause of the strike was the suspension of an African student for moving to sit next to a European student. For this violation, the student was expelled for eight days by a school disciplinary board. In response, at luncht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangui
Bangui (; or Bangî in Sango language, Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in the Central African Republic, largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French Congo, French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi language, Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area. The city has been part of Bangui (Prefecture), Bangui Prefecture since December 2020. it had an estimated population of 889,231. The city consists of eight urban districts (''arrondissements''), 16 groups (''groupements'') and 205 neighbourhoods (''quartiers''). As the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
