Elisabeth Domitien

Elisabeth Domitien (* 1925, † April 26, 2005 in Bimbo ) was 1975-1976 Prime Minister of the Central African Republic.

Political career

Domitian was before the country's independence from France in 1960 to the party Mouvement pour l' évolution sociale de l' Afrique noire ( MESAN ) of the first Prime Minister Barthelemy Boganda. She was related to Boganda, as well as with the later president David Dacko and Bokassa, Jean- Bédel.

Later, she became vice president of the MESAN, which was the single party in the country now. The since 1966 authoritarian ruling President Bokassa appointed her on January 2, 1975 on the Prime Minister, as the office was reintroduced. She was the first woman head of government was in an African country. Your relationship with the president cooled when they opposed it publicly opposed his plan to transform the country into a monarchy. She and her now third Government were released on April 7, 1976, and end of the year, the President proclaimed himself Emperor Bokassa I and her successor in office was later President Ange-Félix Patassé.

Bokassa they rehabilitated in 1979, his reign but was terminated by a military coup of the former president David Dacko on 21 September 1979. Domitian was arrested and charged with her ​​temporary support Bokassa. She spent some time in prison and after their release in 1981 it of all political activity was banned and their possession was confiscated.

Last years

President François Bozizé, who had overthrown Patassé in 2003, she appointed in the same year in the National Reconciliation Commission. Most recently, she lived with three nephews in Bimbo near Bangui where she died in 2005. Her husband and their only daughter survived her. Although it was said to be illiterate, she was considered successful businesswoman. On 10 May 2005 was commemorated in their presence Bozizé in Parliament in Bangui.