Central African Republic Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Central African Republic

Type: republic, under military rule since September 1981; the president shuffled the government in September 1985 and dissolved the Military Committee for National Recovery; the president now rules through the Provisional Organization of Public Powers

Capital: Bangui

Political subdivisions: 14 prefectures, 47 subprefectures

Legal system: based on French law; constitution, which was approved in February 1981 referendum, was suspended after September 1981 military takeover; judiciary, Supreme Court, court of appeals, criminal court, and numerous lower courts

National holiday: Independence Day, 13 August; National Day, 1 December

Branches- Gen Andre-Dieudonne Kolingba is Chief of State and President of the Provisional Organization of Public Powers, which replaced the Council of Ministers; no legislature, separate judiciary

Government leader: Gen Andre-Dieudonne KOLINGBA, Chief of State and President of the Provisional Organization of Public Powers (since September 1985; head of government since September 1981)

Suffrage: universal over age 21

Flections: none scheduled

Political partiesand leaders: political parties banned in September 1981

Communists: no Communist party; small number of Communist sympathizers

Member of: AfDB, Conference of East and Centra] African States, EAMA, ECA, F AO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, ID A, IFAD, 1LO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAU, OCAM, UDEAC, UFAC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Central African Republic on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Central African Republic 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Central African Republic 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.