Prime Minister of the Central African Republic | |
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Appointer | Faustin-Archange Touadéra, as President of the Central African Republic |
Inaugural holder | David Dacko |
Formation | 13 August 1960 |
This article lists the heads of government of the Central African Republic.
Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political affiliations | Notes | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Central African Republic (Autonomous within the French Community) | |||||||
Barthélemy Boganda (1910–1959) |
8 December 1958[A] | 29 March 1959[B] | 111 days | MESAN | Founder of the MESAN party;[1] negotiated for the independence of Oubangui-Chari and named the country the "Central African Republic".[2] | ||
Abel Goumba (1926–2009) |
30 March 1959[3] | 30 April 1959 | 31 days | MESAN | Served as Acting Prime Minister; had an internal struggle for power with Dacko after Boganda's death. | ||
David Dacko (1930–2003) |
1 May 1959[3] | 13 August 1960 | 1 year, 104 days | MESAN | Seized power from Goumba, with the support of high commissioner Roger Barberot, the Bangui chamber of commerce and Boganda's widow, Michelle Jourdain.[4] | ||
Central African Republic (Independent) | |||||||
French: République centrafricaine Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | |||||||
David Dacko (1930–2003) |
13 August 1960[3] | 14 August 1960[C] | 1 day | MESAN | Also served as head of state (President) upon independence.[5] | ||
Post abolished (14 August 1960 – 1 January 1975) | |||||||
Elisabeth Domitien (1925–2005) |
2 January 1975[D][6] | 7 April 1976[E][7] | 1 year, 96 days | MESAN | First female head of government in Africa.[8] | ||
Vacant (8 April 1976 – 4 September 1976) | |||||||
Ange-Félix Patassé (1937–2011) |
5 September 1976[7][9] | 3 December 1976[F] | 89 days | MESAN | Later served as President (1993–2003).[10] | ||
Central African Empire | |||||||
French: Empire centrafricain | |||||||
Ange-Félix Patassé (1937–2011) |
8 December 1976[11] | 14 July 1978 | 1 year, 218 days | MESAN | |||
Henri Maïdou (born 1936) |
14 July 1978[7] | 21 September 1979[11] | 1 year, 69 days | MESAN | Wrote a letter on 4 September 1979 to the French government officials, asking them to put an end to Bokassa's tyrannical rule.[12] Less than three weeks later, the French successfully executed Operation Barracuda, toppling the Bokassa regime. | ||
Central African Republic | |||||||
French: République centrafricaine Sango: Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka | |||||||
Henri Maïdou (born 1936) |
21 September 1979 | 26 September 1979[G] | 5 days | MESAN | |||
Bernard Ayandho (1930–1993) |
26 September 1979[13] | 22 August 1980[H] | 331 days | MESAN | Previously served as a Minister of Economy.[14] | ||
UDC[I] | |||||||
Vacant (23 August 1980 – 11 November 1980) | |||||||
Jean-Pierre Lebouder (born 1944) |
12 November 1980[13] | 4 April 1981[15] | 143 days | UDC | Minister of Economy and Finance in Gaombalet's government from 2003–2004.[16] | ||
Simon Narcisse Bozanga (1942–2010) |
4 April 1981 | 1 September 1981[13] | 150 days | UDC | Served as secretary general and Minister of Justice in the Dacko government.[17] | ||
Post abolished (2 September 1981 – 14 March 1991) | |||||||
Édouard Frank (born 1938) |
15 March 1991[13] | 4 December 1992[18] | 1 year, 264 days | RDC | Served as the president of the Central African Republic Supreme Court. Declared Patassé the winner of the 1993 presidential election.[19] | ||
Timothée Malendoma (1935–2010) |
4 December 1992 | 26 February 1993[J] | 84 days | FC | Minister of the National Economy in Bokassa's government and Minister of State under Dacko.[20] | ||
Enoch Derant Lakoué (born 1945) |
26 February 1993 | 25 October 1993 | 241 days | PSD | Candidate from the PSD in the 1993 and 1999 presidential elections.[21][22] Later served as the head of the national administration of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).[23] | ||
Jean-Luc Mandaba (1943–2000) |
25 October 1993[24] | 12 April 1995[K] | 1 year, 169 days | MLPC | Minister of Health under Kolingba and Vice President of the MLPC.[25] | ||
Gabriel Koyambounou (born 1947) |
12 April 1995[26] | 6 June 1996 | 1 year, 55 days | MLPC | Inspector in the civil service prior to becoming Prime Minister.[26] | ||
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (1948–2014) |
6 June 1996[18] | 30 January 1997 | 238 days | PUN | Former ambassador to France.[27] | ||
Michel Gbezera-Bria (born 1946) |
30 January 1997[L] | 4 January 1999 | 1 year, 339 days | Independent | Previously served as Foreign Minister.[28] | ||
Anicet-Georges Dologuélé (born 1957) |
4 January 1999[29] | 1 April 2001[M] | 2 years, 87 days | Independent | Minister of Finance and Budget in Gbezera-Bria's government.[30] | ||
Martin Ziguélé (born 1957) |
1 April 2001 | 15 March 2003[N] | 1 year, 348 days | MLPC | Finished second place to incumbent François Bozizé in the first round of the 2005 presidential elections,[31] but lost the second round run-off.[32] Elected to three-year term as President of MLPC in June 2007.[33] | ||
Abel Goumba (1926–2009) |
23 March 2003[34] | 11 December 2003[O] | 263 days | FPP | Acting Prime Minister following Boganda's death in 1959.[18] Vice President from 11 December 2003 to 15 March 2005. | ||
Célestin Gaombalet (1942–2017) |
12 December 2003 | 11 June 2005[P] | 1 year, 181 days | Independent | Former director-general of Union Bank in Central Africa (UBAC), worked for the Development Bank of Central African States in Congo, headed the Moroccan-Central African People's Bank (BMPC).[35] Subsequently, the Speaker of the National Assembly.[36] | ||
Élie Doté (born 1947) |
13 June 2005[37] | 18 January 2008[Q] | 2 years, 219 days | Independent | Became Finance Minister in September 2006 cabinet reshuffle, while maintaining his post as Prime Minister.[38] | ||
Faustin-Archange Touadéra (born 1957) |
22 January 2008[39] | 17 January 2013[40] | 4 years, 361 days | Independent | Holds two doctoral degrees in mathematics. Served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bangui from May 2004 until being appointed as Prime Minister.[41] Later served as President (2016–present). | ||
Nicolas Tiangaye (born 1956) |
17 January 2013[42] | 10 January 2014[R] | 358 days | Independent | Served as President of the National Transitional Council (CNT) from 2003 to 2005. | ||
André Nzapayeké (born 1951) |
25 January 2014 | 10 August 2014[43] | 197 days | Independent | Serving as Acting Prime Minister; former Executive Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and vice president of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC).[44][45] | ||
Mahamat Kamoun (born 1961) |
10 August 2014 | 2 April 2016 | 1 year, 236 days | Independent | Heading a transitional government until the full implementation of the peace deal. | ||
Simplice Sarandji (born 1955) |
2 April 2016 | 27 February 2019 | 2 years, 331 days | Independent | |||
Firmin Ngrébada (born 1968) |
27 February 2019 | 15 June 2021 | 2 years, 108 days | Independent | |||
MCU | |||||||
Henri-Marie Dondra (born 1966) |
15 June 2021 | 7 February 2022 | 237 days | Independent | |||
Félix Moloua (born 1968) |
7 February 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 185 days | Independent |