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Article: Central African Republic clears demoted former military ruler

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May 20, 2003
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Dateline: BANGUI, Central African Republic Central African Republic's new self-proclaimed president has restored the rank and pay of a former longtime military ruler demoted in a 2001 coup attempt.

Self-declared President Gen. Francois Bozize already has pardoned more than 600 people in connection with the failed 2001 coup. Bozize, like former military ruler Gen. Andre Kolingba, was accused of involvement in that attempt.

Kolingba ruled Central African Republic for 12 years before losing presidential elections to Ange-Felix Patasse in 1993.

While Patasse was democratically elected, his administration was widely seen as ineffective and corrupt. He hung on through ...

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