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Jean-Bédel Bokassa Part 2: The Power Grab, the Châteaux and the Missing Daughter

Real Dictators by NOISER

Dec 24, 202558:27Society & Culture

A new year brings new beginnings in the Central African Republic. President Bokassa attempts to modernise. But at the same time, the mass incarcerations and torture ramp up and corruption takes hold. And then things get...

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