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Central African Empire

LC control no.n 78060052
Geographic headingCentral African Empire
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Variant(s)Empire centrafricain
See alsoCentral African Republic
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Special noteSUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under Central African Republic.
Found inBarbedette, L. Problèmes et perspectives ... 1974 (used in hdg.) t.p. (R.C.A. [only initialism for earlier name appears])
Facts on file, 1976: p. 924 (In Dec. 1976 the Central African Republic became a parliamentary monarchy officially named Central African Empire)
Europa yrbk., 1977 (Central African Empire)
Political hdbk. of the world, 1977 (Central African Empire, Empire centrafricain)
Call to BGN, 12/17/79 (Change from Central African Empire to Central African Republic approved)
NYT, 9/22/79 & 9/25/79 (Emperor Bokassa I of Central African Empire deposed 9/20/79; Country again known as Central African Republic)
Wikipedia, Aug. 19, 2006 (Central African Empire was the name of the Central African Republic when president Jean-Bédel Bokassa declared himself Emperor Bokassa in 1977. The name Central African Republic was restored in 1979 when Bokassa was ousted in a French-backed coup d'état.)
Not found inBGN gaz. Central African Republic, 1962 (Central African Republic)
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