Historical country records
Central African Republic historical timeline
Central African Republic
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1894 | Haut-Oubangui | Leaders |
| 29 Dec 1903 | Oubangui-Chari | Leaders |
| 11 Feb 1906 | Oubangui-Chari-Tchad | Leaders |
| 15 Jan 1910 | part of French Equatorial Africa (AEF); see under Congo (Brazzaville) | Leaders |
| 12 Apr 1916 | Oubangui-Chari | Leaders |
| 30 Jun 1934 - 31 Dec 1937 | region within unitary AEF colony | Leaders |
| 27 Oct 1946 | French overseas territory | Leaders |
| 1 Dec 1958 | autonomy (Central African Republic) | Leaders |
| 13 Aug 1960 | independence | Leaders |
| 4 Dec 1976 - 20 Sep 1979 | Central African Empire | Leaders |
| Commissioners (from 1897, l | ieutenant governors; from 1904, governors-delegate) | Leaders |
| 10 Feb 1894 - 20 Oct 1894 | Eugène Decazes | Leaders |
| 20 Oct 1894 - 1900 | Victor Liotard | Leaders |
| 1900 - May 1904 | Adolphe Cureau | Leaders |
| May 1904 - 22 Aug 1905 | Alphonse Iaeck (acting) | Leaders |
| 22 Aug 1905 - 16 Feb 1906 | Victor Merlet (acting) | Leaders |
| 16 Feb 1906 - 4 Apr 1906 | Louis Paul Émile Lamy | Leaders |
| governors; from 4 Feb 1957, | high commissioners) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 4 Apr 1906 - 28 Feb 1909 | Émile Merwart | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 28 Feb 1909 - 5 Aug 1910 | Lucien Fourneau (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 5 Aug 1910 - 10 Jun 1911 | Paul Pierre Marie Georges Adam | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 10 Jun 1911 - 24 Nov 1913 | Frédéric Estèbe | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 24 Nov 1913 - 12 Oct 1916 | Paul Pierre Marie Georges Adam | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 12 Oct 1916 - 17 Jul 1917 | Victor Merlet | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 17 Jul 1917 - 26 Sep 1929 | Auguste Lamblin Acting for Lamblin: | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 31 Aug 1920 - Dec 1921 | Alphonse Diret | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 7 Aug 1923 - Nov 1924 | Pierre François | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 1 Jul 1926 - Jul 1928 | Georges Prouteaux | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 22 Oct 1929 - 30 Oct 1930 | Georges Prouteaux (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 30 Oct 1930 - 21 May 1935 | Adolphe Deitte | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 8 Mar 1933 - Feb 1934 | Pierre Bonnefont | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 21 May 1935 - 30 May 1936 | Richard Brunot | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 30 May 1936 - 23 Oct 1936 | Pierre Bonnefont (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 23 Oct 1936 - 24 Oct 1936 | Émile Buhot-Launay (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 24 Oct 1936 - 28 Mar 1939 | Max de Masson de Saint-Félix | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 28 Mar 1939 - 30 May 1942 | Pierre de Saint-Mart | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 30 May 1942 - 30 Jul 1942 | André Latrille | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 30 Jul 1942 - 3 Apr 1946 | Henri Sautot | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 3 Apr 1946 - 25 Apr 1948 | Jean Chalvet | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 24 May 1946 - Oct 1946 | Henri Lacour | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 25 Apr 1948 - 1 Dec 1948 | Jean Mauberna (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 1 Dec 1948 - 27 Jan 1949 | Auguste Even (1st time) (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 27 Jan 1949 - 4 Jan 1950 | Pierre Delteil | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 4 Jan 1950 - 1 Mar 1950 | Auguste Even (2nd time) (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 1 Mar 1950 - 9 Jul 1951 | Ignace Colombani | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 9 Jul 1951 - 19 Oct 1951 | Pierre Jean Raynier (acting) | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 19 Oct 1951 - 31 Mar 1954 | Aimé Grimald | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 31 Mar 1954 - 29 Jan 1958 | Louis Sanmarco | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 29 Jan 1958 - 14 Aug 1960 | Paul Bordier | Lieutenant governors (from 17 Aug 1934, governors-delegate; from 31 Dec 1937, |
| 14 Aug 1960 - 1 Jan 1966 | David Dacko (1st time) | Presidents |
| 1 Jan 1966 - 4 Dec 1976 | Jean-Bédel Bokassa (from 17 Oct 1976, Salah Eddine Ahmed Bokassa) (b. 1921 - d. 1996) | Presidents |
| 4 Dec 1976 - 20 Sep 1979 | Bokassa I | Emperor |
| 20 Sep 1979 - 1 Sep 1981 | David Dacko (2nd time) | Presidents |
| 1 Sep 1981 - 22 Oct 1993 | André Kolingba 21 Sep 1985) | Presidents |
| 22 Oct 1993 - 15 Mar 2003 | Ange-Félix Patassé | Presidents |
| 15 Mar 2003 - | François Bozizé | Presidents |
| 14 May 1957 - 8 Dec 1958 | Abel Goumba (1st time) then president of the Government Council) | Prime ministers |
| 8 Dec 1958 - 29 Mar 1959 | Barthélemy Boganda | Prime ministers |
| 2 Apr 1959 - 30 Apr 1959 | Abel Goumba (2nd time) (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 30 Apr 1959 - 12 Nov 1960 | David Dacko | Prime ministers |
| 2 Jan 1975 - 7 Apr 1976 | Elisabeth Domitien (f) | Prime ministers |
| 4 Sep 1976 - 14 Jul 1978 | Ange-Félix Patassé | Prime ministers |
| 14 Jul 1978 - 26 Sep 1979 | Henri Maïdou | Prime ministers |
| 26 Sep 1979 - 22 Aug 1980 | Bernard Ayandho | Prime ministers |
| 12 Nov 1980 - 4 Apr 1981 | Jean-Pierre Lebouder | Prime ministers |
| 4 Apr 1981 - 1 Sep 1981 | Simon Narcisse Bozanga | Prime ministers |
| 15 Mar 1991 - 4 Dec 1992 | Edouard Frank | Prime ministers |
| 4 Dec 1992 - 26 Feb 1993 | Timothée Malendoma | Prime ministers |
| 26 Feb 1993 - 25 Oct 1993 | Enoch Dérant Lakoué | Prime ministers |
| 25 Oct 1993 - 12 Apr 1995 | Jean-Luc Mandaba | Prime ministers |
| 12 Apr 1995 - 11 Jun 1996 | Gabriel Koyambounou | Prime ministers |
| 11 Jun 1996 - 30 Jan 1997 | Jean-Paul Ngoupandé | Prime ministers |
| 30 Jan 1997 - 1 Feb 1999 | Michel Gbezera-Bria | Prime ministers |
| 1 Feb 1999 - 1 Apr 2001 | Anicet Georges Dologuélé | Prime ministers |
| 1 Apr 2001 - 15 Mar 2003 | Martin Ziguélé | Prime ministers |
| 23 Mar 2003 - 12 Dec 2003 | Abel Goumba (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 12 Dec 2003 - 13 Jun 2005 | Célestin Gaombalet | Prime ministers |
| 13 Jun 2005 - 22 Jan 2008 | Élie Doté | Prime ministers |
| 22 Jan 2008 - | Faustin Archange Touadéra | Prime ministers |