Nicolas Tiangaye was born on 13 September 1956 and is a Central African politician and lawyer who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 17 January 2013 until his resignation on 10 January 2014.
17 Facts About Nicolas Tiangaye
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Nicolas Tiangaye was President of the National Transitional Council from 2003 to 2005.
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Nicolas Tiangaye stepped down on 10 January 2014.
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Nicolas Tiangaye was born at Bocaranga in 1956 and became a lawyer.
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In 1986, Nicolas Tiangaye was one of three Central African lawyers selected by the deposed emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa to defend him at his trial.
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Nicolas Tiangaye was a defense lawyer for Francois Bozize in 1989 when Bozize was accused of plotting against the government.
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Nicolas Tiangaye served as President of the Central African Human Rights League from its foundation in 1991 until 2004.
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Nicolas Tiangaye was a defense lawyer for the Rwandan politician Jean-Paul Akayesu at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 1996; Akayesu was convicted of genocide.
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Nicolas Tiangaye was a defense lawyer for Jean-Jacques Demafouth, a former Central African defense minister when the latter was put on trial for allegedly plotting a coup against President Ange-Felix Patasse in 2001; Demafouth was acquitted in October 2002.
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Nicolas Tiangaye was then elected as President of the CNT on 14 June 2003.
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In that post, he helped draft the 2004 constitution; according to Nicolas Tiangaye, Bozize was displeased by the constitution's limit of two presidential terms and was consequently unhappy with Nicolas Tiangaye.
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In 2010, Nicolas Tiangaye was Spokesman of the Forces of Change Collective, which was composed of opposition parties as well as former rebels, at a time when the government was attempting to organize a presidential and parliamentary election.
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At peace talks held in Libreville in January 2013, Nicolas Tiangaye headed the political opposition's delegation; the government and the rebels sent delegations.
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On 13 January 2013, Nicolas Tiangaye announced that he had been unanimously selected by opposition leaders as their choice for the post of prime minister.
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Djotodia said that there would be a three-year transitional period and that Nicolas Tiangaye would continue to serve as Prime Minister.
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Nicolas Tiangaye then reappointed Tiangaye as Prime Minister on 27 March 2013.
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Nicolas Tiangaye commanded substantial respect among those who opposed Bozize, political parties and rebels alike, as well as international observers.