History of the Central African Republic (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "History of the Central African Republic" in English language version.

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about.com (Global: 419^th place; English: 335^th place)

africanhistory.about.com

Central Africa Republic Timeline -- Part 1: From Prehistory to Independence (13 August 1960), A Chronology of Key Events in Central Africa Republic, by Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com, Archived 23 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine

africanews.com (Global: 2,572^nd place; English: 1,864^th place)

"Central African Republic President Touadéra wins re-election". 4 January 2021.

aljazeera.com (Global: 165^th place; English: 119^th place)

"CAR president seeks refuge in Cameroon – Africa". Al Jazeera English. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
"CAR violence rises: 'They shot my children and husband'". Al Jazeera. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
"Red Cross: 115 bodies found in CAR's Bangassou". Al Jazeera. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
"Newly formed 3R rebel group inflicts horrors in CAR: UN". Al Jazeera. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

allafrica.com (Global: 977^th place; English: 635^th place)

"Central African Republic: Rebels Call for Dialogue After Capturing Key Town". AllAfrica.com. IRIN. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
"Central African Republic: Concern As Civilians Flee, Government Denies Rebel Capture of Third Town". AllAfrica.com. IRIN. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.co.uk

"CAR rebel head Michel Djotodia 'suspends constitution'". BBC News. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
"CAR crisis: Meeting the rebel army chief". BBC News. 29 July 2014.

news.bbc.co.uk

"Raid on CAR town 'leaves 20 dead'". BBC News. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa". BBC News. 19 December 2021.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

"Bodies Strewn Across Town After Central African Republic Clashes". Bloomberg. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Eggert, Manfred (2014). "Early iron in West and Central Africa". In Breunig, P (ed.). Nok: African Sculpture in Archaeological Context. Frankfurt, Germany: Africa Magna Verlag Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-3-937248-46-2.
Eggert, Manfred (2014). "Early iron in West and Central Africa". In Breunig, P (ed.). Nok: African Sculpture in Archaeological Context. Frankfurt, Germany: Africa Magna Verlag Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-3-937248-46-2.

britannica.com (Global: 37^th place; English: 64^th place)

"Central African Republic | Culture, History, & People | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
Central African Republic: The colonial era – Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Britannica.com. Retrieved on 6 April 2013.
"Barthélemy Boganda | Central African politician | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
"Independence of the Central African Republic". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

dailystar.com.lb (Global: 3,636^th place; English: 2,780^th place)

"CAR leader appeals for help to halt rebel advance | News, World | THE DAILY STAR". dailystar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.

demorgen.be (Global: 3,076^th place; English: 6,155^th place)

"Honderden mensen op de vlucht voor geweld in Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek". DeMorgan. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

discoverfrance.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

French Colonies – Central African Republic. Discoverfrance.net. Retrieved on 6 April 2013.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine (2001). Le Congo au temps des grandes compagnies concessionnaires 1898-1930 [Congo at the time of the major concessionary companies 1898-1930] (in French). Vol. 1. Paris: Éditions de l’École des hautes études en sciences sociales. pp. 51–52. doi:10.4000/books.editionsehess.359. ISBN 978-2-7132-2566-6.
Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine; Edwards, Elizabeth; Roberts, Andrew (24 July 1986), "French black Africa", The Cambridge History of Africa, Cambridge University Press, pp. 329–398, ISBN 978-1-139-05461-4, retrieved 25 August 2026{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
O'Toole, Thomas (1984). "The 1928-1931 Gbaya Insurrection in Ubangui-Shari: Messianic Movement or Village Self-Defense?". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 18 (2): 329–344. doi:10.2307/484333. JSTOR 484333.

enoughproject.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Dangerous Divisions: The Central African Republic faces the threat of secession". Enough Project. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.

foreignpolicy.com (Global: 1,185^th place; English: 815^th place)

"One day we will start a big war". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
"French Peacekeepers Pull Out as New Violence Erupts in the Central African Republic". Foreign Policy. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

france24.com (Global: 344^th place; English: 362^nd place)

"Central African Republic: The way of the warlord". France 24. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

go.com (Global: 97^th place; English: 79^th place)

abcnews.go.com

"Red Cross finds 115 dead in Central African Republic town". ABC. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

google.com (Global: 109^th place; English: 87^th place)

"Touadera names rebels in new Central African Republic govt". Agence France-Presse. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

hrw.org (Global: 601^st place; English: 472^nd place)

"Central African Republic: Executions by rebel group". Human Rights Watch. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
"Central African Republic: Mayhem by New Group". Human Rights Watch. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

irinnews.org (Global: 4,930^th place; English: 3,950^th place)

"Central African Republic: What's gone wrong?". IRIN. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
Kleinfeld, Philip (18 May 2017). "Rebel schism drives alarming upsurge of violence in Central African Republic". Irin news. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
"CAR refugees fleeing war suffer in Congo". Irin News. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
"Armed groups in CAR". Irinnews. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

O'Toole, Thomas (1984). "The 1928-1931 Gbaya Insurrection in Ubangui-Shari: Messianic Movement or Village Self-Defense?". Canadian Journal of African Studies. 18 (2): 329–344. doi:10.2307/484333. JSTOR 484333.

la-croix.com (Global: 969^th place; English: 4,135^th place)

international.la-croix.com

"The battle of Ouaka in Central African Republic". LaCroix International. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

lemonde.fr (Global: 60^th place; English: 343^rd place)

"Centrafrique: au moins 25 000 nouveaux déplacés dans le nord-ouest". Le Monde. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

lepoint.fr (Global: 488^th place; English: 2,230^th place)

"Centrafrique: Nicolas Tiangaye reconduit Premier ministre" Archived 22 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, 27 March 2013 (in French).

loc.gov (Global: 63^rd place; English: 47^th place)

"Chad: a country study". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 21 July 2022.

msf.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"CAR: Four things to know about the conflict in the Central African Republic". MSF. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

news.google.com (Global: 67^th place; English: 32^nd place)

"Edmonton Journal – Pesquisa de arquivos de notícias Google". Google News. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

newsweek.com (Global: 371^st place; English: 235^th place)

"U.N. 'KILLS REBEL COMMANDER' IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC AIRSTRIKES". Newsweek. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

nytimes.com

Prial, Frank J. (2 September 1981). "ARMY TROPPLES LEADER OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
Sayare, Scott (11 January 2013). "Rebel Coalition in Central African Republic Agrees to a Short Cease-Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

timesmachine.nytimes.com

"African Leader Found Dead in Crashed Plane". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

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Blair, W. Granger (13 July 1960). "3 More Nations Gain Freedom Through Pacts Signed by France; Congo, Central African and Chad Republics Are Given Sovereignty in Paris". The New York Times.

ohchr.org (Global: 1,204^th place; English: 1,164^th place)

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). (2017). Report of the mapping project documenting serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed within the territory of Central African Republic between January 2003 and December 2015. https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/CF/Mapping2003-2015/2017CAR_Mapping_Report_EN.pdf

over-blog.com (Global: 2,439^th place; English: 6,220^th place)

ambenatna.over-blog.com

"Le FPR soutient l'UFDR dans son combat contre le Dictateur Bozizé" (Press release). FPR. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

psu.edu (Global: 299^th place; English: 159^th place)

citeseerx.ist.psu.edu

E. Johannes, James (2005). "Basenji Origin and Migration: Into the Heart of Africa". BCOA Publications. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: miscellaneous url (link)

reliefweb.int (Global: 1,334^th place; English: 874^th place)

"CAR: Rebel leader seizes power, suspends constitution – Central African Republic | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 17 March 2003. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
Hancock, Stephanie (30 August 2007). "Feature - Bush war leaves Central African villages deserted". ReliefWeb. Reuters. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

"Central African Republic capital falls to rebels, Bozizé flees". Reuters. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
"Central African rebel leader declares autonomous republic". Reuters. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
"U.N. air strikes in Central African Republic kill several: militia". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

state.gov (Global: 228^th place; English: 204^th place)

2009-2017.state.gov

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Background Note: Central African Republic". U.S. Department of State. August 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

taipeitimes.com (Global: 1,043^rd place; English: 598^th place)

"CAR president dissolves government, vows unity". Taipei Times. Agence France-Presse. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

timeslive.co.za (Global: 2,548^th place; English: 1,391^st place)

"In Central African Republic, militia violence leaves villages devastated". AFP. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

trust.org (Global: 8,971^st place; English: 7,156^th place)

"C.African Republic rebel chief to name power-sharing government" Deprecated link archived 16 April 2013 at archive.today, Reuters, 25 March 2013.
Ange Aboa, "C.African Republic army chiefs pledge allegiance to coup leader" Archived 1 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 28 March 2013.

un.org (Global: 117^th place; English: 160^th place)

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"Long-awaited local elections will offer Central Africans opportunity to expand political space". UN News. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.

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Minusca Archived 19 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Peacekeeping

unesco.org (Global: 104^th place; English: 170^th place)

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UNESCO World Heritage, "Les mégalithes de Bouar",

usatoday.com (Global: 55^th place; English: 36^th place)

"Central African Republic, rebels sign peace deal". USA Today. Associated Press. 13 April 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

voanews.com (Global: 665^th place; English: 615^th place)

"CAR Gets First Building Block in New National Army". Voice of America. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

"Prime minister booted from job in Central African Republic, part of peace deal with rebels". The Washington Post. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.^{[dead link]}

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

E. Johannes, James (2005). "Basenji Origin and Migration: Into the Heart of Africa". BCOA Publications. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: miscellaneous url (link)
Central Africa Republic Timeline -- Part 1: From Prehistory to Independence (13 August 1960), A Chronology of Key Events in Central Africa Republic, by Alistair Boddy-Evans, About.com, Archived 23 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
"Touadera names rebels in new Central African Republic govt". Agence France-Presse. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
"CAR leader appeals for help to halt rebel advance | News, World | THE DAILY STAR". dailystar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
Patrick Fort, "Tiangaye named Central African PM, says 'hard work' begins", Agence France-Presse, 17 January 2013.
"Central African Republic capital falls to rebels, Bozizé flees". Reuters. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
"Centrafrique: Nicolas Tiangaye reconduit Premier ministre" Archived 22 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, 27 March 2013 (in French).
Ange Aboa, "C.African Republic army chiefs pledge allegiance to coup leader" Archived 1 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 28 March 2013.
Minusca Archived 19 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations Peacekeeping
"The battle of Ouaka in Central African Republic". LaCroix International. 27 February 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
"Red Cross finds 115 dead in Central African Republic town". ABC. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
"In Central African Republic, militia violence leaves villages devastated". AFP. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Law, Diane (2011). The Secret History of the Great Dictators: Idi Amin & Emperor Bokassa I. London: Magpie. ISBN 978-1-78033-337-3. OCLC 897025592.
Prial, Frank J. (2 September 1981). "ARMY TROPPLES LEADER OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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