Fran?is Boziz?/title><meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../wikistatic.css"></head> <body bgcolor='#FFFFFF'> <div id=topbar><table width='98%' border=0><tr><td><a href="http://www.wacklepedia.com/" title="Wacklepedia">Wacklepedia Home Page</a> | <a href="Fran?is_Boziz? title="Fran?is Boziz?></a></b> | <a href="../../abc.html">Index</a></td> <td align=right nowrap></td></tr></table></div> <br> <div id=article2><div align="right"><table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" align="right"><tr> </tr></table></div><h1>Fran?is Boziz?/h1><table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right"> <caption><font size="+1"><strong>Fran?is Boziz?/strong></font></caption> <tr><td style="background:#efefef;" align="center" colspan="2"> <div style="float:center; width: 180px; padding:2px; text-align:center"> <br><small><em>Fran?is Boziz?/em></small></div></td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Became President:</strong></td><td><A HREF="../../m/ma/march_15.html" title="March 15">March 15</A>, <A HREF="../../2/20/2003.html" title="2003">2003</A></td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Predecessor:</strong></td><td><A HREF="../../a/an/ange_felix_patasse.html" title="Ange-F?ix Patass?>Ange-F?ix Patass?/A></td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Date of Birth:</strong></td><td><A HREF="../../1/19/1946.html" title="1946">1946</A></td></tr> <tr><td><strong>Place of Birth:</strong></td><td> </td></tr> <tr> </tr> </table><p> <p> <strong>Fran?is Boziz?/strong> (<A HREF="../../1/19/1946.html" title="1946">1946</A>- ) is the current president of the <A HREF="../../c/ce/central_african_republic.html" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</A> and this country's 6th ruler (counting the second term of <A HREF="../../d/da/david_dacko.html" title="David Dacko">David Dacko</A>). <p> <p><table border="0" id="toc"><tr><td align="center"> <b>Table of contents</b> </td></tr><tr id='tocinside'><td align="left"> <div style="margin-left:2em;"> </div> </div> <A CLASS="internal" HREF="#Kolingba's Rule and the Elections">1 Kolingba's Rule and the Elections</A><BR> <A CLASS="internal" HREF="#Supporting Patass?>2 Supporting Patass?/A><BR> <A CLASS="internal" HREF="#Against Patass?>3 Against Patass?/A><BR> <A CLASS="internal" HREF="#The Final Coup">4 The Final Coup</A><BR> </td></tr></table><P> <A NAME="Kolingba's Rule and the Elections"><H2>Kolingba's Rule and the Elections</H2> During the military rule of <A HREF="../../a/an/andre_kolingba.html" title="Andr?Kolingba">Andr?Kolingba</A>, Boziz?actively supported the opposition, leading a coup in <A HREF="../../1/19/1983.html" title="1983">1983</A>. The coup failed, however, and Boziz?suffered grotesque torture. Like <A HREF="../../a/an/ange_felix_patasse.html" title="Ange-F?ix Patass?>Ange-F?ix Patass?/A> (the man whom he would later depose), Boziz?spent most of this time in exile in <A HREF="../../t/to/togo.html" title="Togo">Togo</A>.<p> Kolingba held elections in <A HREF="../../1/19/1993.html" title="1993">1993</A>, and Boziz?became a candidate. He lost to Patass? who became president.<p> <A NAME="Supporting Patass?><H2>Supporting Patass?/H2> For many years, Boziz?was considered a supporter of Patass? The military leader helped the president suppress revolts in <A HREF="../../1/19/1996.html" title="1996">1996</A> and <A HREF="../../1/19/1997.html" title="1997">1997</A>. Boziz?was then named the Armed Forces Chief of Staff.<p> Boziz?showed no activity against Patass?and frequently crushed revolts against the president.<p> <A NAME="Against Patass?><H2>Against Patass?/H2> However, in <A HREF="../../m/ma/may.html" title="May">May</A> <A HREF="../../2/20/2001.html" title="2001">2001</A>, Boziz?led a coup against Patass? It was crushed with the help of Libyan troops, but Boziz?refused to answer questions and in <A HREF="../../n/no/november.html" title="November">November</A> he fled to <A HREF="../../c/ch/chad.html" title="Chad">Chad</A> with 300 supporters.<p> From <A HREF="../../c/ch/chad.html" title="Chad">Chad</A>, Boziz?frequently made raids into the <A HREF="../../c/ce/central_african_republic.html" title="Central African Republic">Central African Republic</A> throughout <A HREF="../../2/20/2002.html" title="2002">2002</A>. In <A HREF="../../o/oc/october.html" title="October">October</A>, he launched an attack on the capital, <A HREF="../../b/ba/bangui.html" title="Bangui">Bangui</A>. With the help of <A HREF="../../l/li/libya.html" title="Libya">Libya</A> and the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (a rebel group from the <A HREF="../../r/re/republic_of_the_congo.html" title="Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</A>), Patass?was able to stop the attack.<p> Patass?accused President <A HREF="../../i/id/idriss_deby.html" title="Idriss D?y">Idriss D?y</A> of <A HREF="../../c/ch/chad.html" title="Chad">Chad</A> of helping the rebels, a charge which D?y denied. <p> <A NAME="The Final Coup"><H2>The Final Coup</H2> Patass?went to a meeting in <A HREF="../../n/ni/niger.html" title="Niger">Niger</A> but he was not able to return. Boziz?and his troops had taken control of the country and the airport. By now, about 50 people have been killed.<p> Patass?took refuge in <A HREF="../../c/ca/cameroon.html" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</A> and then <A HREF="../../t/to/togo.html" title="Togo">Togo</A>.</div><br><div id=footer><table border=0><tr><td> </td></tr></table></div><br><script type="text/javascript" src="../../googlead.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> <br><script language="javascript" src="../../footer.js"></script><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript">_uacct = "UA-57414-7";urchinTracker();</script></body>  </html>