[1] Central African Republic: 60 years of independence

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July 1960, the year of the independence of the Central African Republic, David Dacko, president, delivers a speech. His cousin, Lieutenant Jean-Bedel Bokassa, in the background in the photo, was then military attaché to the presidency. © AFP

By: Guillaume Naudin Follow

In turn, the Central African Republic is celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of its independence. From access to sovereignty, chaos and struggles between armed groups of recent years, through the Bokassa era, what do you retain from these six decades?

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What are your regrets and your hopes? And above all what future do you see for the country?

- Gervais Lakosso, CGST coordinator (Civil Society Working Group)

- Bernard Simiti, Professor of History, former Minister of Education.

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