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African dictator bokassa biography
Jean-Bedel Bokassa
| The ruler is a murderer, one of the most eccentric dictators of the 20th century. Date of Birth: 22.02.1921 Country: CAR |
Biography of Jean-Bedel Bokassa
Jean-Bedel Bokassa was a dictator and one of the most eccentric rulers of the 20th century.
He was known as a tyrant, sadist, and cannibal. Bokassa was born in 1921 in the Central African Republic (CAR), which was then under French protectorate. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the French colonial troops.
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He had a modest military career, serving as a second-class soldier during World War II and later in Saigon, Vietnam, where he fought against the Vietnamese. He was promoted to officer and awarded the Legion of Honor.
While Bokassa was away, his cousin David Dacko became the president of the newly independent CAR.
Dacko invited Bokassa to return home, and he did so in 1960. Bokassa was appointed as the Chief of the Military Cabinet and quickly rose through the ranks in the country's army, even