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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Peace and Reconciliation Forum

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Peace and Reconciliation Forum Former enemies embrace at the ‘Inclusive Political Dialogue’ aimed at breaking the cycle of violence. President François Bozize and former President Ange‐Felix Patasse embracing each other will be the lasting image of the last day of the inclusive political dialogue in the Central African Republic. Patasse was overthrown by Bozize in a 2003 coup but returned home on December 7th from five years in exile to take part in the talks. For two weeks in December, the government, former rebels, political parties, unions and civil society representatives tried to close the chapter of tragic events that have destabilised the country in the last few years. The closing ceremony attended by the patron of the talks, Gabonese President Omar Bongo , took place on December 20th in Bangui. The landlocked former French colony, which remains among the poorest nations in the world despite its diamond and uranium deposits, has a bloody history of coups, revolts and unrest. Bozize’s government has signed ceasefires and peace deals with several northern rebel groups and promulgated a contested amnesty law to set up the talks Romain Grandjean of the Swiss ‐based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue , co‐facilitating the talks said that, in the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2009
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2009.02096.x
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Former enemies embrace at the ‘Inclusive Political Dialogue’ aimed at breaking the cycle of violence. President François Bozize and former President Ange‐Felix Patasse embracing each other will be the lasting image of the last day of the inclusive political dialogue in the Central African Republic. Patasse was overthrown by Bozize in a 2003 coup but returned home on December 7th from five years in exile to take part in the talks. For two weeks in December, the government, former rebels, political parties, unions and civil society representatives tried to close the chapter of tragic events that have destabilised the country in the last few years. The closing ceremony attended by the patron of the talks, Gabonese President Omar Bongo , took place on December 20th in Bangui. The landlocked former French colony, which remains among the poorest nations in the world despite its diamond and uranium deposits, has a bloody history of coups, revolts and unrest. Bozize’s government has signed ceasefires and peace deals with several northern rebel groups and promulgated a contested amnesty law to set up the talks Romain Grandjean of the Swiss ‐based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue , co‐facilitating the talks said that, in the

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Jan 1, 2009

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