Bamingui
Bamingui is a town and sub-prefecture in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. It lies on the south bank of the Chari River (Bamingui River) along National Route 8, 529 kilometres (329 mi) by road northeast of the capital of Bangui. As of 2003 it had a population of 6230 people.
History
When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces. On 25 June 2021 it was recaptured by government forces during their offensive against rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change.
References
- ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ "Bamingui" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "Centrafrique: Bangui sous la menace des rebelles". Le Figaro (in French). 26 December 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ "La France n'est pas en Centrafrique pour y protéger «un régime". Libération (in French). 27 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Central African Republic Control Map & Timeline - July 2021
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