Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself.
… was the head of State of the Central African Republic from 1 January 1966 to 4 December 1976. After eleven years as president he dissolved the … guilty of only treason, was granted amnesty and released from jail in 1993. He died of a heart attack in 1996. … Cathcart B., (1996), Obituary: Jean-Bedel Bokassa , from The Independent, 05 November [online], Available at …