Henri Pouzère
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Henri Pouzère | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and New Technologies | |
| In office 3 February 2013 – 27 January 2014 | |
| President | François Bozizé Michel Djotodia |
| Preceded by | Abdou Karim Meckassoua |
| Succeeded by | Abdallah Kadre Hassan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1938 Yétomane, Ouaka, Ubangi-Shari (now the present-day Central African Republic) |
| Died | 25 February 2018 (aged 79) Saint-Denis, France |
| Spouse | Rosalie Pouzère[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Sorbonne-Paris I |
Henri Pouzère (27 December 1938 – 25 February 2018) was a Central African politician and lawyer. He was appointed to the government of the Central African Republic as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in 2013.
Early life[edit]
Pouzère was born on 27 December 1938 in a village near Ippy, Yétomane.[2] He graduated from Collège Émile Gentil in 1960. Subsequently, he continued his education at Lycée Savorgnan de Brazza in Brazzaville through a Ministry of Education scholarship and finished it in 1961. Pouzère then studied political science at University of Sorbonne-Paris I. Afterward, he lived in Gabon in the mid-1980s and joined the bar association in Libreville.[1]
Political career[edit]
Pouzère ran in both the September 1999 and March 2005 presidential elections as an independent candidate,[3] receiving 4.19% of the vote in 1999[4] and 2.10% in 2005.[5] In the concurrent 2005 parliamentary election, he also ran for a seat in the National Assembly from Ippy,[6] but was defeated by Yvonne Ndjapou.[7]
As of 2007, Pouzère was coordinator of the Union of the Active Forces of the Nation (UFVN) opposition coalition.[8][9]
Following a rebellion in December 2012, a national unity government was appointed on 3 February 2013, composed of supporters of President François Bozizé, the opposition, and rebels. Pouzère was appointed to the government as Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and New Technologies.[10] After Bozizé was ousted by the rebels in March 2013, Pouzère was retained as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the next government, appointed on 31 March 2013.[11][12]
Death[edit]
Pouzère died in Saint-Denis on 25 February 2018.[13] His funeral was held on 19 March 2018 in Bangui, attended by Faustin-Archange Touadéra.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 528.
- ^ a b ACAP, ACAP. "Obsèques officielles lundi à Bangui pour l'ancien ministre Henri Pouzère". acap.cf. Agence Centrafricane de Presse. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Elections in the Central African Republic, African Elections Database.
- ^ "Rapport de la Mission d'Observation des Élections Présidentielles du 19 septembre 1999" Archived 2008-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, democratie.francophonie.org (in French).
- ^ "Rapport de la Mission d'Observation des Élections Présidentielle et Législatives des 13 mars et 8 mai 2005 en République Centrafricaine" Archived 2007-06-22 at the Wayback Machine, democratie.francophonie.org (in French).
- ^ Results of 2005 parliamentary first round and list of candidates qualifying for the second round Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, fodem.org (in French).
- ^ Results of 2005 parliamentary second round Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, batir-rca.org (in French).
- ^ "L'Union des Forces Vives de la Nation récuse le choix du pasteur Isaac Zokoé" Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine, Agence Centrafrique Presse, February 3, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Centrafrique/Politique : Ouverture du 3ème congrès ordinaire du Mlpc", Agence Centrafrique Presse, June 21, 2007 (in French).
- ^ "Centrafrique : Le gouvernement d'union nationale est formé" Archived 2013-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, Xinhua, 4 February 2013 (in French).
- ^ "Centrafrique : Nicolas Tiangaye présente son gouvernement d'union nationale", Jeune Afrique, 1 April 2013 (in French).
- ^ "La Centrafrique pilotée par un gouvernement d'union nationale", Agence Ecofin, 1 April 2013 (in French).
- ^ Centrafrique-Presse, Centrafrique-Presse. "Décès en France de Me Henri POUZERE". centrafrique-presse.over-blog.com/. Centrafrique-Presse. Retrieved 15 July 2023.