Central African Republic (Axis vs Allies: Revolutions Map Game)

Over view
The Central African Republic (the C.A.R.) is a landlocked country located in the very centre of Africa.

The local Bantu, Chadic and Sudanic people over-run most of the Pigmys in circa 900- 1000AD. The CAR then became part of  the French colonie of Equitorial Arica and then the seperate colonies of Ubangui Chari. It gained indipendence in 1960.

The south is rainforested, the north is savana and the rest is rainforest and wetter types of grassland. Most transport is done useing the few aircraft avalible and minor ferry boats on the River Congo.

It is agrarian by naure the economy is based on minor subsistance agriculture, but has diamonds, gold, iron, wood, cotton and bananas. The crops grown are mostly for subsistence level they make littel profit. However, cotton and timber industries and diamond mining has the potential of becoming a very lucrative business.

Political instabilaty and coruption would plague the country as would malaria and dengue feaver. A series of droughts have often put the population in risk of starvation.

Sadly, the nation's infrastructure is too underdeveloped to operate a large number of mines or plantations as of 1975. Near inpenitrable rainforrest coverd about 45%-50% of the nation. Mining was developed from 1976 onwards, but all known resorces were found by 1977.

A revolution started in early 1976 and had nearly concluded within the 6 months.

History
Basse-Kotto and Sangha-Mbaéré were damaged in an abortive attack by Zaïre in 1974.5. The repair work took a year to do.

Mobaye, Bimbo and Kouango, Bangui, Nola and Bambari become more defensively prepared by the army and localised militiamen in 1975 and 1975.5.

The police set up defensive barriers and check points across Bangui, Birao, Bankora and Bambari in 1975.5.

Tax evaders and tribal rebels occurred in Haut-Mbomou and Vakaga prefectures in 1975.5. The police were on the lookout for northern tribal rebels and tax evaders in Vakaga prefecture. Some tribal issues had arisen with Nilo-Saharan tribes on the border of Sudan, when they started refusing to pay their taxes in 1975.5. and 1976. Mobaye, Bimbo and Kouango, Birao, Bangui, Nola and Bambari become more defensively prepared by the police 1975.5 and 1976.

The towns of Bingo, Bimbo, Birao and Bangui had some anti-corruption rallies and riots, but the few in the capital, Bangui are then crushed in 1976. The president ordered a crackdown on the rebels and had 16 northern tax evaders was shot out of hand. In a radio speech he blamed the French government for stabbing him in the back and tells the nation it was he and he alone that planned allthe mining stuff! Former president David Dacko and General André-Dieudonné Kolingba united against the government in a unholy alliance on the streets of Bimbo as violent clashes occur in the town.

Former president David Dacko and General André-Dieudonné Kolingba were still united against the government in a unholy alliance on the streets of Bimbo as violent clashes occurred later in the town. David Dacko declared himself president, as Bambari fell to the rebels. The president hide in his fortified palace as rioters and police clashed in Nola and Bangui. The Ministry of Finance have driven of some looters and gangsters outside it, who tried to hijack a rebel rally. The towns of Bingo, Bimbo, Birao, Bankora and Paoua also had some lesser anti-corruption rallies and rioting.

David Dacko became de facto president in 1976.5. Also see this- Presidents of the Central African Republic (Axis vs Allies: Revolutions Map Game).

President David Dacko like and thus agrees to the Japanese trade and atomic Bossaka era deals in 1977. Jean-Bédel Bokassa is ill with flue in Nola.

Propaganda is issued to the people of the Gbaya tribe in nearby parts of Cameroon and a couple of Chadian border villages gently reminding of their cultural kinship with the Gbaya of the CAR.

Transport
Sadly, the nation's roads and railways are too underdeveloped to to do much. Japan, the USA and Zaire are developing better ones as part of an aid deal. There are a few light cargo and passenger aircraft. 2 heavy cargo aircraft are planned. There are 3 ferrys on the River Oubangui    and there are 3 more planned. Some ships sail down the Oubangui in to the River Congo to get to the sea.

A small industrial airstrip opens in in Bakouma town in 1976.

A fire in the capital destroys the central bus station in 1977, but rebiult with in 6 months.

Roads were noticably upgraded in 1977.5.

Commercial aircraft
They operate at the singel runway Bangui international airport,3 dirt elsware airstrips and 3 heliports,
 * 1 heavy cargo plane (1 ex-USA) (2 more planned)
 * 4 light cargo planes(4 more planned)
 * 2 heavy civil cargo planes (2 ex-Canadian) (4 more planned)
 * 10 light passenger aircraft (4 more planned)
 * 10 light utility helicopters (3 more planned)
 * 6 light cargo helicopters (2 ex-Canadian) (2 more planned)
 * 2 medium cargo helicopters (3 more planned)

Healthcare
Small pox is eradicated in 1976.

Telecommunications
Telephones are made common place in the capital city during 1973. A Ex-president Telephones become commonplace in all major towns by 1977.

Radio services are greatly improved with new and better transmitters. Cheap radio hand sets are sent to people in Bangui and Bambari. in 1977.

Education
The Japanese biult Bangui University opened in 1976.5. Some Spanish, Japanese, English, Kikongo and Ngambay language courses are offered up. Agriculture, meteorology and geology are also taught there as a norm.

Economics
A trade deal and alliance was made with the USA in 1975, and with both Zaire and Japan in 1975.5. A central African trading block grouping is put forward (CAR, Zaïre, Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria and Angola) in 1975.5. Zaïre formed a trading and industrial partnership with the CAR that year. A CAR-EG trade deal was made in 1976.5.

Armed forces

 * Army-
 * 4,762 conscripts.
 * Regular troops- 4, 612
 * Elite troops- 100 conscripts (Japanese trained).
 * 5 light tanks, 2 medium tanks, 25 cargo trucks, 3 APCs and 10 artillery peace. One more APC planned.


 * Air force- 36 conscripts
 * two Airstrips and two heliports
 * Two light fighters, three light utility helicopters, 1 troop transporter aircraft, one cargo plane (ex-USA) and 1 more planned, one medium fighter and one medium cargo helicopter.


 * Navy- 75 conscripts
 * Navy jettys and a minor dockyard.
 * two patrol boats. 2 more planned.


 * Presidential guard- 250 (Japanese trained).

Media

 * National newspaper
 * Local newspapers
 * National radio
 * Local Radio

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