Anicet-Georges Dologuélé

Anicet-Georges Dologuélé
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
In office 4 January 1999 – 1 April 2001
President	Ange-Félix Patassé
Preceded by	Michel Gbezera-Bria
Succeeded by	Martin Ziguélé
Personal details
Born	17 April 1957
Political party	Union for Central African Renewal (2013–present)
Alma mater	University of Bangui University of Bordeaux

Anicet-Georges Dologuélé (born 17 April 1957) is a Central African politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 4 January 1999 to 1 April 2001. Subsequently he was President of the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) from 2001 to 2010.

Life and career

Dologuélé was Minister of Finance and the Budget in the government of Prime Minister Michel Gbezera-Bria^[1] and subsequently served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. As Prime Minister, Dologuélé, who not a member of the ruling Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People (MLPC), faced hostility from the party; on 1 April 2001, he was dismissed by President Ange-Félix Patassé and replaced by Martin Ziguélé. Dologuélé criticized this decision as putting political considerations ahead of "good management".^[2]

Dologuélé was appointed to head the BDEAC in August 2001.^[3] He remained in that post for over eight years; he was eventually replaced by Mickaël Adandé from Gabon in January 2010.^[4]

In October 2013, Dologuélé founded a political party, the Union for Central African Renewal (URCA). He also planned to stand as a candidate in the next presidential election.^[5] As campaigning began for the election, which was eventually scheduled for 27 December 2015, Dologuélé presented himself as a candidate of peace and inclusion. He declared that he had "never held a weapon" and said that the ousted and exiled former President François Bozizé, who was barred from standing in the election, would be able to play some unspecified role in national affairs. Bozizé's Kwa Na Kwa party threw its support behind Dologuélé.^[6] He placed first in the first round of voting, but he was beaten by Faustin-Archange Touadéra in the second round, held in February 2016. Although Dologuélé alleged fraud, he nevertheless stated that "for the sake of peace" he accepted the official results, would not appeal, and "recognize[d] Faustin-Archange Touadéra as the leader of all Central Africans".^[7]

In the February–March 2016 parliamentary election, Dologuélé was elected to the National Assembly as the URCA candidate in the first constituency of Bocaranga, winning in the second round with 75.33% of the vote.^[8]

References

1. "Le gouvernement de Centrafrique du 18 février 1997", Afrique Express (French).
2. "Que va faire Dologuélé ?", Jeune Afrique, 10 April 2001 (French).
3. "Anicet-Georges Dologuélé", Les Echos, number 18,473, 24 August 2001, page 42 (French).
4. Jean-Michel Meyer, "BDEAC : Anicet-Georges Dologuéle, victime collatérale", Jeune Afrique, 1 February 2010 (French).
5. "RCA : naissance d'un nouveau parti de l'opposition", Radio France Internationale, 26 October 2013 (French).
6. "Campaign takes off in C. Africa as 30 vie for president", Agence France-Presse, 22 December 2015.
7. Crispin Dembassa-Kette, "Ex-PM Touadera wins Central African Republic presidential vote", Reuters, 20 February 2016.
8. "Législatives 2eme tour - Résultats provisoires circonscription(s)", National Elections Authority, 5 April 2016, page 9 (French).