Central African Republic (1983: Doomsday)

Pre-Doomsday
From 1900 to 1958 the Central African republic was controlled by France and called Ubangi-Shari. Numerous civil rights abuses occured during this time and a growing call for independence. On December 1st 1958 the Central African Republic was made automonus territory under Barthelemy Boganda the nations first President who was killed in a mysterious plane crash only days before independence was acchieved in 1960. The First offical President David Dacko was overthrown in 1965 in a coup by Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa, who within ten years would crown himself an empire over the country and commited an number of crimes against his people. David Dackko was restored to the presidence with French aid in 1979 only to be overthrown again in a coup by, who was still the leader of the nation on Doomsday

Doomsday
Due to the nations location in Central Africa it was unaffected by the attacks on Doomsday or the fallout that came after. However it was severely affected by the economic damage and the lose of contact with France left several thousand troops stationed there in limbo. The climate changes caused by Doomsday brought draught to the region which brought a great deal of hardship to the country. During this period of time a small number of Sudanese refugees entered the country due to the civil war, however these people were easily able to settle into the eastern half of the CAR due to its low population density.

Growing Discontentment
Andre Kolingba reputation had been mixed prior to Doomsday but he had generally been considered to be much less brutal then some of his predecassors such as Bokassa. But within months after doomsday he became increasingly paranoid about his position as President. In order to quall the unrest in the Northern part of the the country Kolingba posted troops to "enforce order in the region". His actions however gave credence to oppostion arguments that Kolingba was abusing his power as President. It also lead to increased tensions between the North and Southern areas of the country because most of the leaders of the army were of the Yakoma ethnic group, of which Andre kolingba is a member. The Yakoma was primarily located in The South greatly increasing the regional tensions.

Organization of the Rebellion
By the summer of 1984 the situation detroiated in the Northern CAR as large numbers of people began to call for an overthrow of the President. Despite his reputation for being more of a corrupt leader then a brutal enforcer the troops stationed in the North were causing much havoc and chaos among the population. Many believed that the deposal of the Kolingba government was the only way to restore order to their areas. Many people were supportors of Ange-Felix Patasse, some were even in favor of creating a new government under him, but Patasse had been sent into exile after a failed coup prior to Doomsday and on September 25th 1983 is believed to have been in either Togo or France, either way he was unreachable. However, a young man named Charles Massi, a former supporter of Patasse became a head figure in the opposition movement and would later become recognized as its leader.