Los Angeles Times: David Dacko, 76; Central African Republic’s Independence Leader
- #news
- #headline
Figure timeline
David Dacko
David Dacko was a Central African politician who served as the first President of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 31 December 1965 and as the third President of the Central African Republic from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. He also served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1 May 1959 to 14 August 1960. After his second removal from power in a coup…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
politics · President of the Central African Republic (1960–1965, 1979–1981) · politician · also David Dacko, Dacko
Born 24 March 1930 · Died 20 November 2003 · Q310860
19 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
3 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Milestone
- Milestone
2003· 4 entries
AllAfrica.com: Central African Republic: Former President David Dacko Dies
- #news
- #headline
webtv.un.org: SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS DEATH OF DAVID DACKO, FIRST PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
- #news
- #headline
Died 2003-11-20.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #death
1979· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Central African Republic (1979–1981).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1963· 1 entry
David Dacko received many awards and honors during his lifetime, including Commander of the Central African Order of Agriculture (23 April 1963), Commander of the Central African Order of Academic Palms (26 June 1964).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #family-and-awards
1962· 3 entries
Divorced Florence, who had become the country's inaugural first lady
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Shortly after his divorce from his first wife
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
David Dacko married his second wife, Brigette Teya, in 1962 shortly after his divorce from his first wife.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #family-and-awards
1960· 2 entries
Also served as President of the Conference of Prime Ministers of Equatorial Africa
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
Career landmark: President of the Central African Republic (1960–1966).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1959· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1959–1960).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1955· 1 entry
And became a supporter of independence leader Barthélémy Boganda, who was from the same Ngbaka ethnic group as Dacko
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1952· 3 entries
In 1952, David Dacko married his first wife, Florence Yagbao, an ethnic Gbanziri woman.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #family-and-awards
Their only son, Bruno Dacko (1952–2023), was a politician who served as Minister of Tourism from 2003 to 2005.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #life
- #family-and-awards
David Dacko married his first wife, Florence Yagbao, an ethnic Gbanziri woman
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1938· 1 entry
Was sent to live with his uncle, Jêrome Gaza in Mbaïki
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1937· 1 entry
His father converted to Catholicism, after which he decided to stay married to one wife and sent the others away, including his mother
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-03-24.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth