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
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
Pouzère ran in both the
As of 2007, Pouzère was coordinator of the Union of the Active Forces of the Nation (UFVN) opposition coalition.[8][9]
Following a
Death
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
- ^ 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.