The fall of André Kolingba (5 & 6)
General André Kolingba, the former Central African president.
© AFP / Jean Claude Delmas
By: Alain Foka
1 min
Often presented as a discreet man, André Kolingba took the head of the Central African Republic in 1981, following what the press of the time called “a pseudo coup d'état” which overthrew President David Dacko.
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