Édouard Frank
| Édouard Frank | |
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| Prime Minister of the Central African Republic | |
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In office 15 March 1991 – 4 December 1992 | |
| President | André Kolingba |
| Preceded by |
Post abolished (previously held by Simon Narcisse Bozanga) |
| Succeeded by | Timothée Malendoma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1938 (age 77–78) |
Édouard Frank (born 1938) is a Central African magistrate and political figure. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 15 March 1991 to 4 December 1992.
Frank presided over the 1986–1987 trial of former Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa.[1][2] This was described in the press as "the first time in the history of post-colonial Africa that a former chief of state was put on public trial with full guarantees for his defense". Bokassa was sentenced to death at the end of the trial in June 1987.[2] (The sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment, and Bokassa was released in 1993.[3]) Later, Frank was Cabinet Secretary as of 1989.[4]
Frank was appointed as Legal Adviser at the Presidency of the Republic on 6 January 2006. He was dismissed from that post in July 2007.[5]
References
- ↑ "Death of children main issue of trial", Associated Press, 13 December 1986.
- 1 2 "Bokassa doomed by Bangui court", Associated Press, The New York Times, 13 June 1987, section 1, page 5.
- ↑ Mike Thomson, "'Good old days' under Bokassa?", BBC News, 2 January 2009.
- ↑ "Central African Republic breaks diplomatic relations with Sudan", Associated Press, 29 May 1989.
- ↑ "CAR: President Bozizé issues decree dismissing presidential legal adviser", Radio Centrafrique, Bangui, 22 July 2007.
| Preceded by post abolished |
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 1991–1992 |
Succeeded by Timothée Malendoma |
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