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Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
In office
22 January 2008 – 17 January 2013
PresidentFrançois Bozizé
Preceded byÉlie Doté
Succeeded byNicolas Tiangaye
Personal details
Born (1957-04-21) 21 April 1957 (age 67)
Bangui, Ubangi-Shari
(now Central African Republic)
Political partyKwa Na Kwa
Alma materUniversity of Bangui
University of Cocody
University of Lille
University of Yaoundé I

Faustin-Archange Touadéra (born 21 April 1957[1]) is a Central African politician and academic who served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from January 2008 to January 2013.

Background and academic career

Touadéra was born in Bangui;[1] his family was originally from Damara, to the north of Bangui.[2] He received his secondary education at the Barthelemy Boganda College in Bangui before attending the University of Bangui and the University of Abidjan. He earned a mathematics doctorat in 1986, supervised by Daniel Gourdin[3] at the Lille University of Science and Technology (Lille I) in France and another doctorat, also in mathematics, which was supervised by Marcel Dossa[4] at the University of Yaoundé I in Cameroon in 2004. In 1987 he became assistant lecturer of mathematics at the University of Bangui and was vice-dean of the University's Faculty of Science from 1989 to 1992. In the latter year he became director of the teachers' training college. He joined the Inter-State Committee for the Standardisation of Mathematics Programs in the French-speaking countries and the Indian Ocean (CIEHPM) in 1999, serving as the President of the Committee from 2001 to 2003. He became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bangui in May 2004.[1] Touadéra subsequently served a rector of the university between 2005 and 2008, during which time he launched several key initiatives, such as the entrepreneurship training program[5] and the creation of the Euclid Consortium.

Prime Minister

Touadéra was appointed as Prime Minister by President François Bozizé on 22 January 2008, following the resignation of Élie Doté.[6] His government, composed of 29 members—four ministers of state, 17 ministers, and seven minister delegates, along with himself—was appointed on 28 January.[7]

A national dialogue was held in December 2008, and Bozizé then dissolved Touadéra's government on 18 January 2009 in preparation for the formation of a government of national unity.[8] Touadéra was reappointed as Prime Minister on 19 January. Later on the same day, his new 31-minister government was appointed, with only 10 ministers retaining their posts; many former rebels were included in the new lineup to prepare the country for the 2009 local elections and the 2010 presidential and parliamentary polls.[9]

Following a peace deal between the Bozizé government and the Seleka rebel coalition in January 2013, Bozizé dismissed Touadéra on 12 January 2013, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, which required that a new prime minister be appointed from the political opposition.[10]

Later, Touadéra announced his intention to stand as a candidate in the October 2015 presidential election.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of new Central African Prime Minister, Faustin Touadera", African Press Agency, January 23, 2008.
  2. ^ Tshitenge Lubabu M.K., "Faustin-Archange Touadéra", Jeune Afrique, June 15, 2008 Template:Fr icon.
  3. ^ http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=8211537
  4. ^ http://www.univ-orleans.fr/mapmo/imhotep/index.php?lang=en
  5. ^ http://ethix.org/2007/09/01/return-to-the-central-african-republic/
  6. ^ "Centrafrique: le recteur de l'université de Bangui nommé Premier ministre", AFP, January 22, 2008 Template:Fr icon.
  7. ^ "Composition du nouveau gouvernement centrafricain", African Press Agency, 29 January 2008 Template:Fr icon.
  8. ^ "Central African Republic president dissolves government", AFP, 18 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Touadera names rebels in new Central African Republic govt", AFP, 19 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Central African opposition names Tiangaye as new PM", AFP, 13 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Exiled Central African leader Bozize to stand at election", Reuters, 10 August 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
2008–2013 		Succeeded by


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