This 04 December 1977 file photo shows former Central African Republic leader Jean Bedel Bokassa during hiscoronation in Bangui in the Central African Republic.

A national forum urged posthumous forgiveness for Jean-Bedel Bokassa, accused of cannibalism and executing children during his 14-year rule of the Central African Republic.

Jean-Bédel Bokassa: Journey to the Central African Republic and learn about the self-proclaimed emperor who ruled with an iron fist. Delve into Bokassa's extravagant lifestyle, ...

Leconte plans Bokassa project "Carlos" producer Daniel Leconte is developing a film-TV hybrid project about Jean-Bedel Bokassa, the late dictator of the Central African Republic.

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Jean-Bedel Bokassa crowns himself emperor in Bangui in December 1977. The former president of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, has been formally rehabilitated by presidential decree.

A dilapidated French chateau that once belonged to the ruthless leader of the Central African Republic, the late Jean-Bedel Bokassa, was sold for euro915,000 ($1.2 million) Wednesday, a lawyer s ...

Central Africa Republic's late Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa poses with family members at the Hardricourt castle, near Paris, in this picture taken on Sept. 12, 1984 .

Central African Republic's flamboyant and ruthless former President, Jean-Bedel Bokassa, is rehabilitated by presidential decree.