Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma
Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma | |
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| Born | 1944 Baboua, Ubangi-Shari, French Equatorial Africa |
| Died | 1985 (aged 40–41) Bangui, Central African Republic |
| Resting place | Bimon, near Mbaïki, Central African Republic |
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| Language | French |
| Nationality | Central African |
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| Notable works | ″L'Afrique centrale insurgée : la guerre du Kongo-Wara, 1928-1930″ |
Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma (1944 – 1985) was a Central African writer and historian, known for his work on the Kongo-Wara rebellion.[1][2]
Early life
Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma was born in 1944 in Baboua, Ubangi-Shari, French Equatorial Africa.[3] Nzabakomada-Yakoma spoke Sango and French.[4]
Education
In 1972, Nzabakomada-Yakoma graduated from the then Université de Paris X with a Master's in Teaching.[5] In 1975, Nzabakomada-Yakoma was awarded a PhD in History from the Université Paris Diderot.[6] According to Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Nzabakomada-Yakoma was the first to be awarded a History PhD focused on the History of the Central African Republic.[4] The historian Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch was Nzabakomada-Yakoma's doctoral advisor.[6]
As a student Nzabakomada-Yakoma was a member and vice-president of the Association nationale des étudiants centrafricains (UNECA), a section of the Black African Students Federation in France.[4] During the 1969 UNECA delegation to Bangui, Nzabakomada-Yakoma narrowly avoided arrest during a crackdown on students by Jean-Bédel Bokassa following Alexandre Banza's failed coup d'état.[4]
Career
Upon the completion of his PhD, Nzabakomada-Yakoma joined the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESEN).[4] Becoming part of Bokassa's inner circle, Nzabakomada-Yakoma was appointed by Bokassa to the ″Bureau Politique de MESAN″.[4][7]
From 1972 – 1982 Nzabakomada-Yakoma was a lecturer at the University of Bangui.[3] In 1976, Nzabakomada-Yakoma was appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences.[3] Following the 1979 student uprisings, and the subsequent massacre of students in Bangui, in early April Nzabakomada-Yakoma was arrested and dismissed from his Deanship by Bokassa.[4][7] Nzabakomada-Yakoma fled to the city of Zongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[7] Nzabakomada-Yakoma remained in exile until Bokassa was overthrown.[7]
From 1982, until his death in 1985, Nzabakomada-Yakoma was the Principal of the Department of History and Conference Master.[3] In late 1985, Nzabakomada-Yakoma died at the l'hôpital général de Bangui following an illness.[4] Nzabakomada-Yakoma is buried in the village of Bimon, near Mbaïki.[4]
Legacy
In 1986, Nzabakomada-Yakoma's doctoral thesis was posthumously published by Editions L'Harmattan.[8] Retitled as ″L'Afrique centrale insurgée : la guerre du Kongo-Wara, 1928-1930″, the publication is considered one of the most complete studies of the Kongo-Wara rebellion.[2]
Publications
- Nzabakomada-Yakoma, Raphaël (c.1986). L'Afrique centrale insurgée : la guerre du Kongo-Wara, 1928-1930. Paris: Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 2-85802-650-5.[8]
Unpublished theses
- Nzabakomada-Yakoma, Raphaël (1972). Le Coton en République Centrafricaine, 1920-1964 : Une contribution à l'histoire économique et sociale de la R.C.A. Nanterre: Université de Paris X. Master's thesis.[5]
- Nzabakomada-Yakoma, Raphaël (1975). La Guerre de Kongo-Wara, 1928-1931 : un chapitre de la résistance anticoloniale en Afrique équatoriale. Paris: Université Paris Diderot. Ph.D. thesis.[6]
See also
References
- ^ WorldCat. "Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma". WorldCat Entities. Dublin, Ohio: OCLC. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ a b Bernault, Florence (2021). "Colonialism in West Central Africa". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of African History. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.013.833. ISBN 978-0-19-027773-4. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Nzabakomada-Yakoma, Raphaël (1986). L'Afrique centrale insurgée : la guerre du Kongo-Wara, 1928-1930. Paris: Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 2-85802-650-5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ngoupandé, Jean-Paul (2004). "TEMOIGNAGE SUR LE REGRETTE RAPHAEL NZABAKOMADA YAKOMA". Sangonet - Histoire de la République Centrafricaine (in French). Paris: Victor Bissengué. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ a b Catalogue SUDOC. "Le Coton en République Centrafricaine, 1920-1964 : Une contribution à l'histoire économique et sociale de la R.C.A." Catalogue SUDOC (in French). Montpellier: L'Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Catalogue SUDOC. "La Guerre de Kongo-Wara, 1928-1931 : un chapitre de la résistance anticoloniale en Afrique équatoriale". Catalogue SUDOC (in French). Montpellier: L'Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Simbi, Thierry (2019). "Centrafrique : Raphael Nzabakomada-Yakoma 1944 - 1985". Centrafrique le défi (in French). Archived from the original on 2 November 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ a b Catalogue SUDOC. "L'Afrique centrale insurgée : la guerre du Kongo-Wara, 1928-1930 / Raphaël Nzabakomada-Yakoma". Catalogue SUDOC (in French). Montpellier: L'Agence bibliographique de l'enseignement supérieur. Retrieved 28 April 2025.