"I'd never heard of Jean-Bédel Bokassa" Topic
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| deflatermouse | 22 Aug 2015 2:13 a.m. PST |
Before tonight he was totally unknown to me.
as was his $20,000,000 USD coronation in 1977.
Complete with Napoleonic uniforms.
If it wasn't true I wouldn't be here I suppose.
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Finally, a use for all those left over 15mm Napoleonic figures. |
| ITALWARS | 22 Aug 2015 2:53 a.m. PST |
his son was at school in my classroom..i attended a French instead of an Italian School…among his bizarre behaviour he proposed to all of us classmates to go to Bangui with an Air Force plane and, i rembenber in his first day of school during a soccer match..when i ask him: please to go to play as a goalkeeper..(in those time many Africans and neither French where not very good players as today)he just answered me "appelez moi Monsieur le Prince" |
| Big Martin Back | 22 Aug 2015 3:21 a.m. PST |
I vaguely remember reading about that at the time. |
| Zargon | 22 Aug 2015 5:38 a.m. PST |
The Man who would be Emperor?
Cheers and that's Afrika for you. |
| JasonAfrika | 22 Aug 2015 10:12 a.m. PST |
You mean EMPEROR Bokassa. Obsessed with Napoleon and totally nuts! Slaughtered 100 school children for not buying uniforms from one of his wife's companies. Also was repeatedly accused of cannibalism. Blew 20 million on his coronation which totally bankrupted the "Empire". |
| Glengarry5 | 22 Aug 2015 12:15 p.m. PST |
Oh, I remember him… one of Africa's ruinous so-called "strong men" that have blighted that continent. |
| KTravlos | 22 Aug 2015 2:21 p.m. PST |
the Central African Republic is truly one of the most tragic places on earth. This guy contributed to this among others. Terrible human being on whom the French put too much support. He was a sergeant I believe in the French Colonial forces? Hoped to emulate the career of Napoleon. |
| Winston Smith | 22 Aug 2015 4:56 p.m. PST |
Cynical French (Is that a tautology?) politicians considered Emperor Bokassa a safe and sure puppet. Not the first time a lunatic ruler was considered such. Won't be the last. |
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