![Jean Bokassa, the CAR leader who declared himself the 13th apostle of Jesus and 'frequently met the Pope in secret' Jean Bokassa, the CAR leader who declared himself the 13th apostle of Jesus and 'frequently met the Pope in secret'](https://cdn.face2faceafrica.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bokassa.jpg)
Jean Bokassa, the CAR leader who declared himself the 13th apostle of Jesus and 'frequently met the Pope in secret'
![Portrait of Col. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic taken on June 24, 1966. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy Portrait of Col. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic taken on June 24, 1966. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NBMN5X/portrait-of-col-jean-bedel-bokassa-president-of-the-central-african-republic-taken-on-june-24-1966-ap-photo-2NBMN5X.jpg)
Portrait of Col. Jean-Bedel Bokassa, President of the Central African Republic taken on June 24, 1966. (AP Photo Stock Photo - Alamy
![TIL the former dictator of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, forced the nation's school children to buy expensive uniforms from a company he owned. When the children protested, he had 100 TIL the former dictator of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, forced the nation's school children to buy expensive uniforms from a company he owned. When the children protested, he had 100](https://external-preview.redd.it/LPghBWZEamC_NTQU6Hc050sCGU43pSzwFLZehGbgC6k.jpg?auto=webp&s=6d5c2d6b2fe923ea9d46062f41e27da40156fb3b)
TIL the former dictator of the Central African Republic, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, forced the nation's school children to buy expensive uniforms from a company he owned. When the children protested, he had 100
![Trono de bronze e Mercedes para os convidados: a escandalosa coroação de Jean Bedel Bokassa, que quebrou o pais Trono de bronze e Mercedes para os convidados: a escandalosa coroação de Jean Bedel Bokassa, que quebrou o pais](https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/media/uploads/bokassa_capa.jpg)