Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003)

David Dacko

David Dacko was a Central African politician who served as the first President of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 31 December 1965 and as the third President of the Central African Republic from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. He also served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1 May 1959 to 14 August 1960. After his second removal from power in a coup d'état led by General André Kolingba, he pursued an active career as an opposition politician and presidential candidate with many loyal supporters; Dacko was an important political figure in the country for over 50 years.

Born

1930

March 24

Died

2003

Era

1930s

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1930 Born
2003 Died

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1603 James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.

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The world in 1930

When David arrived

april 18 A fire kills 118 people at a wooden church in the small Romanian town of Costești, most of them schoolchildren, after starting during Good Friday services.
april 2 After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
april 22 The United Kingdom, Japan and the United States sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting shipbuilding.
april 28 The Independence Producers host the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.

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Agnes Macphail 1890–1954 Canadian educator and politician (born 1890) Annabella Sciorra 1960– American actress Clyde Barrow 1909–1934 American criminal (died 1934) Dario Fo 1926–2016 Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) Edward Weston 1886–1936 English-American chemist (born 1850) Franciszek Blachnicki 1921–1987 Polish priest (born 1921) Gary Paffett 1981– English racing driver Georgius Agricola 1494–1555 German mineralogist and scholar (died 1555) Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1919–2021 American poet, painter (born 1919)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1930

Ahmad Shah of Pahang (died 2019) 1930– Alfred Balk 1930–2010 American journalist and author (died 2010) Alifa Rifaat 1930– Egyptian author (died 1996) Anne Francis 1930–2011 American actress (born 1930) Antony Armstrong-Jones 1930–2017 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and a former member of the British royal family (born 1930) Carolyn Jones 1930–1983 American actress (died 1983) Chris Barber 1930– English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021) Dolores Huerta 1930– American activist, co-founded the United Farm Workers Earl Weaver 1930–2013 American baseball player and manager (died 2013)

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