Barthélemy Boganda was a Central African politician and independence activist. Boganda was active prior to his country's independence, during the period when the area, part of French Equatorial Africa, was administered by France under the name of... Wikipedia
Born: April 4, 1910, Bobangui, Central African Republic
Died: March 29, 1959 (age 48 years), Central African Republic
Spouse: Michelle Jourdain (m. 1950)
Previous office: President of the Council of Government of the Central African Republic (1958–1959)
Nationality: Central African and French
Organization founded: Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa