Heads of state of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)

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e•d Summary of the 13 March and 8 May 2005 Central African Republic presidential election results
Candidates (Nominating parties)	Votes 1st round	%	Votes 2nd round	%
François Bozizé (Independent)	382,241	42.97%	610,903	64.60%
Martin Ziguélé (Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People)	209,357	23.53%	334,716	35.40%
André Kolingba (Central African Democratic Rally)	145,495	16.36%	-	-
Jean-Paul Ngoupandé (National Unity Party)	45,182	5.08%	-	-
Charles Massi (Democratic Forum for Modernity)	28,618	3.22%	-	-
Abel Goumba (Patriotic Front for Progress)	22,297	2.51%	-	-
Henri Pouzère (Independent)	18,647	2.10%	-	-
Josué Binoua (Independent)	13,559	1.52%	-	-
Jean-Jacques Démafouth (Independent)	11,279	1.27%	-	-
Auguste Boukanga (Union for Renewal and Democracy)	7,085	0.80%	-	-
Olivier Gabirault (Alliance for Democracy and Progress)	5,834	0.66%	-	-
Total	889,594		945,619
Invalid votes	57,022		32,111
Total votes	946,616		977,730
Registered voters	1,302,930		1,452,211
Voter turnout	72.7%		67.3%
Source: African Elections Database

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure	Incumbent	Affiliation	Notes
Central African Republic
(République Centrafricaine)
13 August 1960 to 14 August 1960	Paul Camille Bordier
14 August 1960 to 12 November 1960	David Dacko, acting President	MESAN	1st Term
12 November 1960 to 31 December 1965	David Dacko, President	MESAN	1st Term
1 January 1966 to 18 October 1976	Jean-Bédel Bokassa, President	Mil/MESAN	Changed name to Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa
18 October 1976 to 4 December 1976	Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa, President	Mil/MESAN	Previously named Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Central African Empire
4 December 1976 to 20 September 1979	Bokassa I, Empereur de Centrafrique par la volonté du peuple Centrafricain, uni au sein du parti politique national, le MESAN Emperor of Central Africa by the will of the Central African people, united within the national political party, the MESAN	MESAN	Hitherto President Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa
Central African Republic
(République Centrafricaine) (Ködrö tî Bê-Afrîka)
20 September 1979 to 1 September 1981	David Dacko, President	MESAN/UDC	2nd Term
1 September 1981 to 21 September 1985	André Kolingba, Chairman of the Military Committee of National Recovery	Mil
21 September 1985 to 29 November 1986	André Kolingba, Head of State	RDC
29 November 1986 to 22 October 1993	André Kolingba, President	RDC
22 October 1993 to 15 March 2003	Ange-Félix Patassé, President	MLPC
15 March 2003 to present	François Bozizé, President	Mil


FPO	Front Patriotique Oubanguien
FPO	(Oubanguian Patriotic Front)
MEDAC	Mouvement pour l’Évolution Démocratique de l’Afrique Centrale
MEDAC	(Democratic Evolution Movement of Central Africa) estd.1960
MLPC	Mouvement pour la Libération du Peuple Centrafricain
MLPC	(Liberation Movement of the Central African People) christian-democratic
PSD	Parti Social-Démocrate
PSD	(Social Democratic Party)
PUN	Parti d’Unité nationale
PUN	(National Unity Party)
FC	Forum Civique
FC	(Civic Forum)
MESAN	Mouvement d’Évolution Sociale de l’Afrique Noire
MESAN	(Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa) only legal party Nov 1962-1981
RDC	Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain
RDC	(Central African Democratic Rally) authoritarian only legal party 1987-1991
UDC	Union Démocratique Centrafricain
UDC	(Central African Democratic Union)
Mil	Military
n-p	non-partisan
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