Talk:Barthélemy Boganda

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[edit] MESAN

The following sentence needs to be written by someone with more knowledge of this nation's history than myself:

"The MESAN was founded as a genuinely democratic and nationalist party; however, it was later hijacked by Boganda's nephew, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and converted into an instrument of repression during the existence of the "Central African Empire."" --Thomas.macmillan 02:26, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "territorial autonomy"

The repeated use of the phrase "territorial autonomy" is a bit awkward. That phrase is typically used (see territorial autonomy) to refer to a political status in the abstract rather than to the status of a particular region (a la "the territory" or "the commonwealth"). I believe that "autonomous territory" might be a more idiomatic term and note that it is used in the Central African Republic article. Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:59, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Fine with me. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 00:56, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lead

I'm not entirely sure, but the lead may prove to be a little bit longer than is required. In case my suspicion is right, I suggest dropping the tidbits about where he studied and how many children he had (the former is mentioned in the body of text; the latter is usually mentioned in the lead only when the children are themselves notable, and could be easily moved in the text somewhere in or after the paragraph about his marriage). Dahn (talk) 19:26, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I have removed the bit about where he studied and the # of children. I have now mentioned his wife's name. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 00:23, 10 March 2008 (UTC)