Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa

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Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa
EducationParis Dauphine University
Parent(s)Dr. Jean-Bruno Dédéavode and Martine Nguyen Bokassa
FamilyHouse of Bokassa

Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa (born 30 August 1974 in Bangui, Central African Republic) is a French-Central African socialite, artist and novelist. He is the eldest grandson of Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the 2nd President of the Central African Republic and later the self-proclaimed Emperor Bokassa I of its successor state, the Central African Empire.[1]

Ancestry[]

Bokassa comes from an influential political family. As a member of the House of Bokassa, he is not simply a descendant of Jean-Bedel Bokassa but also related to former President of the Central African Republic David Dacko and is the great-great nephew of Barthélémy Boganda, the first Prime Minister of the Central African Republic after whom he was named. His mother Martine Nguyen Bokassa, is the sole offspring of Jean-Bedel Bokassa's first marriage to the Vietnamese , who married Jean-Bedel Bokassa during the First Indochina War.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Titley, Brian (2002). Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773524187.
  2. ^ Bokassa, Jean-Barthélémy (2006-11-23). Les diamants de la trahison (in French). Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa. ISBN 9782756900742.
  3. ^ MONACO, ROYAL. "Rencontre avec un ambassadeur des arts, de la culture et de la paix, H.I.H. prince Jean-Barthélémy Bokassa - ROYAL MONACO RIVIERA ISSN 2057-5076". ROYAL MONACO RIVIERA ISSN 2057-5076 (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-07.



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