DACKO, DAVID

dävēdˈ däkōˈ, 1930–2003, president of the Central African Republic (1960–66, 1979–81). A leader in the independence movement in French Equatorial Africa, he became the first president of the newly independent Central African Republic. He was toppled from power in 1966 by Jean-Bédel Bokassa but reinstated in a French-supported coup in 1979. Reelected president, he was overthrown by a military junta in 1981.

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books on: Dacko David  - 27 results

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Political Reform in Francophone Africa
Book by John F. Clark, David E. Gardinier; Westview Press, 1997
Subjects: Africa, French-Speaking--Politics And Government, Africa, West--Politics And Government--1960-
...17 , 45 , 87 , 111 , 122 , 221 n49 , 226 Coulibaly, Amadou, 194 Crampel, Paul, 113 Dabany, Josephine Kama, 147 Dacko, David, 113 - 114 , 117 - 119 Dacosta, Antoine, 83 Dahomey, 44 - 60 Daissala, Dakole, 171 Danhome, 44 , 46 , 50 Debre...
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A Political Chronology of Africa
Book by David Lea; Europa Publications, 2001
Subjects: Africa--History--Chronology, Africa--Politics And Government--Chronology
...deposed by the former President, David Dacko; the coup detat was supported by...although no shots were fired. Dacko reconstituted the Republic and declared...cabinet. March 1980: President Dacko established the Union Democratique...
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Presidential Power in Fifth Republic France
Book by David S. Bell; Berg, 2000
...what caused the Elysee to react and depose the Emperor and reimpose with virtually no opposition the former President David Dacko as President. Bokassa's regime was ready to fall; by ensuring that his replacement would be favourable to France...
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An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996
Book by John E. Jessup; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Conflict Management--History--20th Century--Dictionaries, Military History, Modern--20th Century--Dictionaries, Political Violence--History--20th Century--Dictionaries
...Dacca (Dhaka) See Bangladesh. Dacko, David. (b. 24 March 1930, Bouchia...member of the powerful Mbaka tribe, Dacko was trained from youth to be a teacher...Barthelemy Boganda. This encounter set Dacko on his political career; he was...
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Political Africa: A Who's Who of Personalities and Parties
Book by Ronald Segal, Catherine Hoskyns, Rosalynde Ainslie; Frederick A. Praeger, 1961
Subjects: Africa--Biography, Political Parties--Africa
...000 U.N. 1959 est. SEE: Dacko, David; Gouba, Abel . Mouvement pour...until in the end his nephew, David Dacko * , became Prime Minister. Discontent...the leadership and policies of David Dacko * , the Prime Minister, gaining...
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journal articles on: Dacko David  - 2 results

 
 
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The Rise and Decline of a Special Relationship: Israel and Ghana, 1957-1966
Journal article by Zach Levey; African Studies Review, Vol. 46, 2003
Subjects: Black history, Economic aid, Ghana, International relations, Israel
...independence from Britain. In July 1954, David Hacohen, head of the Israeli legation...independent Ghana, Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion cabled Nkrumah, "though...leaders. The Central African Republics David Dacko later praised Israel for providing...
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Ecumenical Resources
Journal article; Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Vol. 39, 2002
...Ekklesiologie," pp. 120-125. Iwan Dacko, "Die communiale Aufgabe und...Sacred Space," pp. 189-196. David Zeidan, "Typical Elements...Agreements," pp. 57-72. David Carter, "Speaking the Truth...Justification," pp. 61-66. David Carter, "The Proposed Anglican...


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magazine articles on: Dacko David  - 19 results

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Dancing with Misha ... and Riding the Wave
Magazine article by Karen Dacko, Sherri L. Mclendon; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, February 2001
Subjects: Dance therapy--Therapeutic use, Dancing--Study and teaching, White Oak Dance Project--Training
...and Riding the Wave by Karen Dacko , Sherri L. McLendon Fifty-six Pittsburgh...Past Forward (written and directed by David Gordon) in Pennsylvania November 5...teamwork and community spirit. --Karen Dacko An island awakening The second generation...
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Patricia Wilde Passes the Torch
Magazine article by Karen Dacko; Dance Magazine, Vol. 70, November 1996
Subjects: Ballet companies--Management, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre--Management, Wilde, Patricia--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Patricia Wilde passes the torch by Karen Dacko When the curtain falls on Pittsburgh...Lawrence Grandus, Val Caniparoli, David Allan, Ohad Naharin, and Peter Pucci...brought in Symphony in C." Karen Dacko is Dance Magazine correspondent in...
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Taking Dance to the Next Stage
Magazine article by Karen Dacko; Dance Magazine, Vol. 78, September 2004
Subjects: American arts--Forecasts and trends, Arts, American--Forecasts and trends, Gioia, Dana--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Women dancers--Performances
...Taking Dance to the Next Stage. by Karen Dacko IS THERE A secret code to understanding...hotels simultaneously and to unite at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center for air...USAs outreach session, as arts producer David White emphasized establishing ongoing community...
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New Director for Pittsburgh Dance Council
Magazine article by Karen Dacko; Dance Magazine, Vol. 75, October 2001
Subjects: Arts administrators--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Dance companies--Officials and employees, Montague, Gray--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Organisak, Paul--Selection, appointment, resignation, etc., Pittsburgh Dance Council--Officials and employees
NEW DIRECTOR FOR PITTSBURGH DANCE COUNCIL by Karen Dacko The Pittsburgh Dance Council, one of the areas leading contemporary...by new works from Susan Marshall, Ronald K. Brown, and David Parsons. Montague also said that planting the PDC--which...
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Less Balanchine: Terry Orr Recasts Pittsburgh Ballet
Magazine article by Karen Dacko, Linda Hamilton; Dance Magazine, Vol. 78, November 2004
Subjects: Artistic directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Artistic directors--Works, Ballerinas--Health aspects, Ballerinas--Injuries, Ballerinas--Training, Ballet dancers--Health aspects, Ballet dancers--Injuries, Ballet dancers--Training, Injuries--Prevention, Orr, Terrence S.--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Orr, Terrence S.--Works, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre--Officials and employees, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre--Safety and security measures, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre--Works, Wounds and injuries--Prevention
...Balanchine: Terry Orr Recasts Pittsburgh Ballet. by Karen Dacko , Linda Hamilton One afternoon last spring, the music of both...In 1998, PBTs medical team, headed by Drs. Freddie Fu and David Stone, who are affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh...
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newspaper articles on: Dacko David  - 4 results

 
 
1.
Regime Change . . . a la Carte
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 18, 2003
Subjects: Dacko, David, Giscard d'Estaing, Valery
...hour to put a new man in power David Dacko would be my preference and my men...afternoon Sept. 19, 1979, they put David Dacko, an exiled political leader from...ordered the two planes to land. David Dacko was driven to the Bangui TV station...
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France Keeps a Hand in Ex-Colonies: Bangui Mutiny Latest Example of Intervention
Newspaper article by Gus Constantine; The Washington Times, June 6, 1996
Subjects: France
...African Republics first president, David Dacko, a fact that did not prevent him from staging a coup in 1966 against Mr. Dacko. The French apparently approved...to topple him and bring back Mr. Dacko. He had been in Libya at the time...
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Is There Life after Woolies; ONE HUNDRED YEARS SINCE THE LAUNCH OF WOOLWORTHS -: BUT WHAT HAS BECOME OF ITS LEGACY?
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), November 1, 2009
...Cooltrader. Collapsed Dr Scott Dacko, a marketing expert at the...ever destined to survive. Dr Dacko said: "We dont know the details...find or get elsewhere." Dr Dacko suggested the companys biggest...Poundland. Trading director David Coxon said the branch had taken...
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JOY DIVISIONS; EXCLUSIVE in This Ordinary Looking Room Women Were Destroyed by the Evil of the Nazis. Forced to Work in Himmler's Death-Camp Brothels, They Were the Tragic Victims of The
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 27, 2007
...the Tragic Victims of The. Byline: By DAVID EDWARDS AN anonymous prison number, a...awarded to the hardest working. Ryszard Dacko, a Polish political prisoner and member...exhibition, goto www.ravensbrueck.de david.edwards@mirror.co.uk FREE: Women...


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encyclopedia articles on: Dacko David  - 3 results

 
 
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Dacko, David
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DACKO, DAVID daved dako , 1930 2003, president of the Central African Republic (1960 66, 1979 81). A leader in the independence movement...
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Central African Republic
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Aug. 13, 1960, under President David Dacko . (The nationalist leader Barthelemy...Bogandas nephew) overthrew the Dacko regime, dissolved the national assembly...removed from power in a 1979 coup and Dacko was reinstated. In 1981, Dacko...
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Bokassa, Jean-BÉdel
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...in 1963. In 1966 he led an army coup against President David Dacko , becoming president and prime minister of the republic...by a French-supported coup (1979) that reinstated Dacko as president. Bokassa lived in exile in France and Cote...


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