2015 in the Central African Republic
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The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Central African Republic.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Catherine Samba-Panza (acting)
- Prime Minister: Mahamat Kamoun (acting)
Events
[edit]January–June
[edit]- January 6 - A man claiming to be the Lord's Resistance Army top commander Ugandan Dominic Ongwen turns himself in to United States forces in the Central African Republic.[1]
July–December
[edit]- September 25-October 1 - Sectarian violence as a part of the Central African Republic Civil War kill 31.[2]
- November 29, 2015 - Pope Francis visits the Republic, pleading to not give into “the temptation of fear of others, of the unfamiliar, of what is not part of our ethnic group, our political views or our religious confession”.[3]
- December 30, 2015 - The first elections take place after the Seleka seized power in 2013.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "US forces holding man claiming to be top-level Kony defector". 6 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Central African Republic: New Spate of Senseless Deaths". Human Rights Watch. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Sherwood, Harriet (29 November 2015). "Pope Francis promises to be 'apostle of hope' on Central African Republic visit". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Central African Republic votes after years of conflict". BBC News. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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