Background
Touadéra was born in Bangui. His family was originally from Damara, to the north of Bangui.
politician prime minister university professor
Touadéra was born in Bangui. His family was originally from Damara, to the north of Bangui.
University of Bangui.
In the December 2015–February 2016 presidential election, he was elected as of the Central African Republic in a second round of voting against former Anicet Georges Dologuelé. He received his secondary education at the Barthelemy Boganda College in Bangui before attending the University of Bangui and the University of Abidjan. He earned a mathematics doctorat in 1986, supervised by Daniel Gourdin at the Lille University of Science and Technology (Lille I) in France and another doctorat, also in mathematics, which was supervised by Marcel Dossa at the University of Yaoundé I in Cameroon in 2004.
In 1987 he became assistant lecturer of mathematics at the University of Bangui and was vice-dean of the University"s Faculty of Science from 1989 to 1992.
In the latter year he became director of the teachers" training college. He joined the Inter-State Committee for the Standardisation of Mathematics Programs in the French-speaking countries and the Indian Ocean (CIEHPM) in 1999, serving as the of the Committee from 2001 to 2003.
He became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bangui in May 2004. Touadéra subsequently served as rector of the university from 2005 to 2008, during which time he launched several key initiatives, such as the entrepreneurship training program and the creation of the Euclid Consortium.
Touadéra was appointed as by François Bozizé on 22 January 2008, following the resignation of Élie Doté.
His government, composed of 29 members—four ministers of state, 17 ministers, and seven minister delegates, along with himself—was appointed on 28 January. A national dialogue was held in December 2008, and Bozizé then dissolved Touadéra"s government on 18 January 2009 in preparation for the formation of a government of national unity. Touadéra was reappointed as on 19 January.
Later on the same day, his new 31-minister government was appointed, with only 10 ministers retaining their posts.
Many former rebels were included in the new lineup to prepare the country for the 2009 local elections and the 2010 presidential and parliamentary polls. Following a peace deal between the Bozizé government and the Seleka rebel coalition in January 2013, Bozizé dismissed Touadéra on 12 January 2013, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, which required that a new prime minister be appointed from the political opposition.
Later, Touadéra announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the October 2015 presidential election. In 2008, the Euclid Consortium initiative hosted by the University of Bangui led to the formation of an intergovernmental university named EUCLID (Euclid University) (French: Pôle Universitaire Euclide).
In his capacity as, Touadera signed the instrument of participation for the Central African Republic in May 2010.
His chief of cabinet, Simplice Sarandji also signed the headquarters agreement for EUCLID in March 2011. In April 2012, Touadera personally presided over a graduation ceremony in New York, at the Permanent Mission of the Central African Republic to the United Nations, for a graduating diplomat of Burundi. After his tenure as, Touadera became EUCLID"s High Steward, an honorary role.
Touadéra ran for the presidency in the December 2015–February 2016 presidential election.
