Jean-Bedel Bokassa

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

February 22, 1921

Age at death

75

Died

November 3, 1996

From

Bobangui, Central African Republic

Jean-Bédel Bokassa was a Central African politician and military officer who served as the second president of the Central African Republic, after seizing power in the Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état on 1 January 1966.