André-Dieudonné Kolingba (12 August 1936 – 7 February 2010) was the fourth president of the Central African Republic (CAR) from 1 September 1981 until 1 October 1993. He took power from President David Dacko in a bloodless coup d’état in 1981 and lost power to Ange-Félix Patassé in a democratic election held in 1993.
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