Karim Meckassoua
Karim Meckassoua | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In office 6 May 2016 – 29 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President | Faustin-Archange Touadéra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Simplice Sarandji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Laurent Ngon Baba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Abdoul Karim Meckassoua 31 December 1953 Bangui, Ubangi-Shari (present-day Central African Republic) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdoul Karim Meckassoua (born 31 December 1953 in the Bangui neighborhood of PK5[1]) is a Central African politician who served as the President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic from 6 May 2016 to 29 October 2018.[2] He is the second Muslim head of government of the largely Roman Catholic majority African country following Michel Am-Nondokro Djotodia.
On 15 August 2021, he fled the country after Constitutional Court impeached him following accusations of participation in 2021 coup attempt.[3]
References
- ^ Central African Republic Elections, Long Delayed, Are Peaceful The New York Times, December 30, 2015
- ^ France, withdrawing forces, says will not abandon Central African Republic Reuters, October 31, 2016
- ^ Former President of the Central African Assembly Karim Meckassoua left the country, 19 August 2021
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