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African Emperor: Jean-Bédel Bokassa, part 1 (Tell Me Another #4)
Orphaned as a boy in colonial Central Africa, Bokassa joins the French army, and serves in Vietnam, where he fathers a daughter named Martine. Returning to his homeland, he launches a successful coup.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory
For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/
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Orphaned as a boy in colonial Central Africa, Bokassa joins the French army, and serves in Vietnam, where he fathers a daughter named Martine. Returning to his homeland, he launches a successful coup.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @usnahistory
For more information about NAHP and the Naval Academy's History Department, please visit https://usna.edu/History/NAHP/