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World Service,20 Sep 2010,10 mins

Bokassa's Downfall

Witness History

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It was on September 20th 1979 that French forces drove the Central African dictator, Jean Bedel Bokassa from power. Witness remembers his rule, and his downfall. (Photo: Bokassa at his coronation. Getty Images)

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