Enoch Derant Lakoué
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Enoch Derant Lakoué was Prime Minister
of the Central African Republic
from 26 February 1993 to 25 October 1993. He was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party
in the August 1993 presidential election
, receiving 2.39% of the vote, and again in the September 1999 presidential election
, receiving 1.33% of the vote. After the 1999 election, he refused to sign a declaration signed by the other opposition candidates that denounced the election due to irregularities, rejected the results in advance, and called for popular resistance; Lakoué said that he was "not in favor of disorder" and that his opposition to the government was moderate. He initially declared his candidacy in the 2005 presidential election, but withdrew it prior to the Constitutional Court's December 30, 2004 ruling on the validity of candidacies, choosing to remain in his position as head of the national administration of the Bank of Central African States
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Heads of government of the Central African Republic (and Central African Empire)
This is a complete list of the heads of government of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire. There have been 21 heads of government of Central African Republic and the Central African Empire. The office of Prime Minister, the head of government, was created when the Central...
of the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
from 26 February 1993 to 25 October 1993. He was the candidate of the Social Democratic Party
Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic)
The Social Democratic Party is a political party in the Central African Republic.At the last elections, 13 March and 8 May 2005, the party won 4 out of 105 seats in the National Assembly....
in the August 1993 presidential election
Central African Republic general election, 1993
General elections were held to in the Central African Republic on 22 August 1993, with a second round on 19 September 1993. They followed the previous year's elections, the results of which had been voided by the Supreme Court due to irregularities....
, receiving 2.39% of the vote, and again in the September 1999 presidential election
Central African Republic presidential election, 1999
Presidential elections were held in the Central African Republic on 19 September 1999. Incumbent Ange-Félix Patassé of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People won 51.33% of the vote in the first round, meaning that a second round was not required. Voter turnout was...
, receiving 1.33% of the vote. After the 1999 election, he refused to sign a declaration signed by the other opposition candidates that denounced the election due to irregularities, rejected the results in advance, and called for popular resistance; Lakoué said that he was "not in favor of disorder" and that his opposition to the government was moderate. He initially declared his candidacy in the 2005 presidential election, but withdrew it prior to the Constitutional Court's December 30, 2004 ruling on the validity of candidacies, choosing to remain in his position as head of the national administration of the Bank of Central African States
Bank of Central African States
The Bank of Central African States is a central bank that serves six central African countries which form the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa:*Cameroon*Central African Republic*Chad*Equatorial Guinea*Gabon*Republic of the Congo...
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