Michel Gbezera-Bria is a Central African

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 ,...

 politician who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1997 to 1999.

Biography

Gbezera-Bria was born in Bossangoa

Bossangoa

Bossangoa is the capital of Ouham, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The town has a population of 36,478 . It is located 303 km north of the country's capital, Bangui...

 and is a member of the Baya ethnic group. He was ambassador to several countries during the 1960s and 1970s. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs

Foreign minister

A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...

 in the Central African government from 1988 to 1990 and private secretary to President Ange-Felix Patasse

Ange-Félix Patassé

Ange-Félix Patassé was a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé...

from 1995 to 1996. Subsequently he was Minister of Foreign Affairs again from June 6, 1996 to February 18, 1997 and Prime Minister from January 30, 1997 to January 4, 1999. He was named Prime Minister as part of a national unity government following a mutiny.