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The former president of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, has been formally rehabilitated by presidential decree.
Ex-President Jean-Bedel Bokassa rehabilitated by CAR
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He named himself emperor in 1976 but was overthrown in 1979 when his guards killed scores of schoolchildren during a period of unrest in the capital, Bangui.
The children were protesting against Bokassa's proclamation that they would have to wear expensive uniforms only sold by a company that belonged to one of his 17 wives.
Today, Bangui has returned Bokassa "all his rights" as extreme poverty ravages the Central African Republic.
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