Elisabeth Domitien

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Elisabeth Domitien bigraphy, stories - Prime Minister of the Central African Republic

Elisabeth Domitien : biography

1925 – 26 April 2005

Elisabeth Domitien (1925 – 26 April 2005) was the prime minister of the Central African Republic from 1975 to 1976. She was the first and to date only woman to hold the position.

Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa

Her relationship with Bokassa soured after he began discussing the possibility of instituting a monarchy with himself as emperor. When Domitien openly rejected the plans, she was promptly fired and her cabinet was dismissed (7 April 1976). With the overthrow of the Bokassa monarchy in September 1979, Domitien was arrested and brought to trial on charges of covering up extortion committed by Bokassa during her tenure as prime minister. She served a brief prison term in 1979 and then put on trial in 1980, after which she was prohibited from returning to politics, though she remained a prominent figure, both as a former politician and as a businesswoman.