Firmin Ngrébada

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Firmin Ngrébada
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
In office
25 February 2019 – 15 June 2021
PresidentFaustin-Archange Touadéra
Preceded bySimplice Sarandji
Succeeded byHenri-Marie Dondra
Personal details
Born (1968-05-24) 24 May 1968 (age 55)[1]
Bangui, Central African Republic
Political partyUnited Hearts Movement
EducationUniversity of Bangui
ProfessionPolitician, principal labor inspector

Firmin Ngrébada (born 24 May 1968)[1] is a Central African politician who served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 25 February 2019 to 15 June 2021.[2][3] He was appointed after a peace deal was signed between the government and 14 armed groups to try to suppress violence in the ongoing civil war.[4] He also led the Central African Republic's delegation in the negotiations of the peace deal.[5]

Political career[edit]

Firmin Ngrebada graduated in law in 1988, then he obtained a master's degree in public law in 1994, at the University of Bangui. He entered public service in October 1993, inspecting social and labor law.[6]

Ngrébada served as Deputy Cabinet Director under Simplice Sarandji when Sarandji was Cabinet Director and Faustin-Archange Touadéra was Prime Minister.[7] He went on to become the cabinet director of the Central African Republic, and chief of staff to the President.[4][7] On 25 February 2019, Ngrébada was sworn in as Prime Minister.[8]

On 10 June 2021, Ngrébada and his entire cabinet resigned following the withdrawal of 160 French soldiers from the country earlier that week.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Cahoon, Ben. "Central African Republic". worldstatesmen.org. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03.
  2. ^ "Africa :: Central African Republic — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  3. ^ "Central African Republic opens cabinet to more armed groups to..." Reuters. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  4. ^ a b "Central African Republic Armed Groups Reach Peace Deal". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2019-02-02. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  5. ^ "C.Africa government inks peace deal with militias". France 24. 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  6. ^ Yumpu.com. "Mr. Firmin NGREBADA, Inspecteur du Travail et des Lois sociales ..." yumpu.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  7. ^ a b "CAR president names new Prime Minister". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  8. ^ "Qui est Firmin Ngrebada, nouveau Premier ministre de RCA?". RFI (in French). 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  9. ^ "CAR Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada and cabinet resign". Al Jazeera. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
2019–2021
Succeeded by