BOKASSA 1ER : Entre Manipulation Française et Dictature Africaine – Documentaire Monde - AMP

BOKASSA I: Puppet of French power or symbol of post-colonial excesses? A reign marked by political manipulation and Franco-African influence. ✋ World issues? They're here 👉 https://bit.ly/3nbDE0S Subscribe 🙏 This documentary reveals the political underbelly of Emperor Bokassa and the complex relationship between France and the Central African Republic. 0:00 Introduction 5:49 The Rise of Bokassa 20:09 The Relationship Between Bokassa and Giscard d'Estaing 31:49 The Economic Dependence of the Central African Republic 35:13 Bokassa's Empire and Its Fall 43:13 The Post-Bokassa Era Jean-Bedel Bokassa, a former captain in the French army, became Emperor of the Central African Republic after a lavish and indecent coronation applauded by France. Was this man, who was the first in Africa to appoint a female Prime Minister, nothing more than a sinister and bloodthirsty puppet? Without rehabilitating the dictator, this fascinating film offers a more nuanced portrait of him using previously unpublished testimonies. The man accused of cannibalism could sometimes be generous and humane, but more often ridiculous, cruel, and capricious. Jean-Bedel Bokassa is, above all, an extreme illustration of the excesses of the post-colonial relationship between France and its former African possessions. Also watch on Notre Monde: Financing Terrorism: A War Without End    • Video   Who Controls the Sea and World Trade?    • Qui contrôle la mer et le commerce mondial...   Bokassa I, a Francafricaine Story Directed by Xavier Gasselin and Thomas Roy-Laurent ©AMP #Bokassa #Françafrique #Central African Republic #Geopolitics #PostColonial #FranceAfrica #Dictatorship #GiscardDEstaing #Emperor #internationalrelations