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| The '''House of Bokassa''' is an ]n noble and imperial house. Its founder ruled as Emperor over the territories of the ] from 4 December 1976 and until he was overthrown on 21 September 1979. | |||
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| == Establishment and ruling history == | |||
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| The House of Bokassa was created in 1976, when ], formerly authoritarian ] of the ], changed the name of the state and transformed it into a monarchy. ] was declared ] and heir to the imperial throne. The Emperor's sixth wife—he had a ] of nineteen, also after converting to Roman Catholicism—Catherine Denguiadé became ''Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Central Africa''. | |||
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| The ruling house was deposed along with Emperor Bokassa I when he was succeeded as head of state by ] in 1976. Bokassa continued to consider himself the head of state in exile. ] is the current pretender to the Imperial Throne of Central Africa and the current head of the Imperial Family. | |||
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| The Emperor was sentenced to death for murder in absentia.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} He later served a jail sentence in his home country,{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} was pardoned and died of natural causes in 1996.{{Citation needed|date=October 2012}} | |||
| Neither the US nor any European country acknowledged or supported the newly founded monarchy, with the exception of France whose President ] held close ties to Bokassa.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7803421.stm BBC: "Good old days under Bokassa?"</ref> By 1979, France had withdrawn its support as well. ] refused to take part in the ] ceremony. | |||
| == Ancestry == | |||
| The remotest known ancestor of the Imperial House was Dobogon Gbo Hosegoton Bokassa, a person possibly living in the 17th century. The Emperor Bokassa himself was the son of Mindogon Mbougdoulou, a tribal nobleman who reigned over their birthplace and who was married to Marie Yokowo. Further distant relatives most probably exist from the side of Bokassa's uncles, the other sons of his grandfather Mbalanga, who, excluding his father, totaled a grand number of 31. | |||
| == Descent == | |||
| Bokassa I had 40 children by his 19 wives. Among these are: | |||
| * Georges Bokassa, 24 December 1949. Among others, he is the father of Romuald Bokassa and Estelle-Marguerite Bokassa. | |||
| * Martine Bokassa, born 2 February 1953. She herself is the mother of six children, amongst which are Jean-Barthélémy Dédéavode-Bokassa and Marie Catherine Yokowo Dédéavode-Bokassa | |||
| * Jean Charles Bokassa | |||
| * Saint Cyr Bokassa | |||
| * Saint Sylvestre Bokassa | |||
| * Jean Le Grand Bokassa | |||
| * Charlemagne Bokassa | |||
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| * ], the Heir Apparent | |||
| * Jean Bédel Bokassa Jr., born 1985, last recorded child of Emperor Bokassa | |||
| Bokassa also adopted several children, three of which were Africans. One of these, however, was born in Vietnam as Martine Nguyễn Thị Bái and became Martine Bokassa upon her adoption. | |||
| == Other relatives bearing imperial titles == | |||
| * Catherine Bagalama, sister of Bokassa I | |||
| * Constantin Mbalanga, cousin of Bokassa I | |||
| * Elisabeth Kpomanzia, aunt of Bokassa I | |||
| ==References== | |||
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