Monique Bozizé (born ?) is a Central African politician who was First Lady of the

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from 2003 until 2013 as the wife of former

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François Bozizé François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African Republic, Central African politician who was List of heads of state of the Central African Republic, President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. He was th ...

. She was also elected to the

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in the

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and

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general elections representing the Bimbo II constituency in

Ombella-M'Poko Ombella-M'Poko is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Boali since 10 December 2020, after the former capital Bimbo had to become part of Bangui Prefecture. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population ...

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. Monique Bozizé became the country's First Lady in March 2003 when her husband,

, took power in the

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. Two years later, while holding the position first lady, Monique Bozizé was elected to the

from the Bimbo II in

, while her husband won the

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."Bozize takes Central Africa's capital on early poll results", AFP, May 12, 2005. In

, First Lady Bozizé won re-election to the National Assembly from the Bimbo II district with 66.29% of the vote in the first round. Her son, Francis Bozizé, was also elected to the National Assembly in 2011 from the northern town of Kabo.

was overthrown in March 2013 during the

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. The Bozizé family fled to the

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and

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before being granted political asylum in

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