Democratic Front of the Central African People explained

Democratic Front of the Central African People
French: <small>Front démocratique du peuple centrafricain</small>
Dates:–2019
Leader:Abdoulaye Miskine (until 2019)
Headquarters:Nabanza, Ouham(2008)
Zoukombo (2016–2019)
Am Dafok (2019)
Area:north-central Central African Republic
Size:20 (2008)
100 (2016)

The Democratic Front of the Central African People (French: Front démocratique du peuple centrafricain; FDPC) was an anti-government militia in the Central African Republic. It was one of the major combatants in the Central African Republic Bush War and a member of the Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR group that overthrew the national government in March 2013.

The FDPC signed a ceasefire with the government on February 2, 2007. This agreement was known as the Syrte Agreement, after the Libyan city where it was signed. It was the earliest of the ceasefires that the government signed individually with each of the three major militias, bringing temporary peace to the country. It controlled a small pocket between Kabo and Moyenne-Sido.[1]

After falling out with Séléka, FDPC leader Abdoulaye Miskine fled across the border into Cameroon and was arrested there in 2013. The FDPC responded by abducting 26 people from both countries, including a Polish priest, in an effort to pressure Cameroon's government to release Miskine. In November 2014, the FDPC released its hostages and Cameroon released Miskine.[2]

On 20 May 2016, FDPC occupied Zoukombo village near the Cameroonian border. FDPC was also present in Abba and near Kabo. At this time it had less than 100 fighters.[3]

On 5 April 2019, MINUSCA captured Zoukombo killing three FDPC fighters where it had previously established a checkpoint.[4] In September 2019 it was reported that FDPC was present in Vakaga prefecture participating in FPRC offensives.[5] After Am Dafok was captured by MLCJ on 14 October Miskine was forced to flee to Sudan.[6] In October Abdoulaye Miskine was arrested in Chad.[7]

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  1. Web site: Mapping Conflict Motives: Central African Republic. 17 February 2019.
  2. Christian Elion and Crispin Dembassa-Kette, "Cameroon frees Central African rebel chief in exchange for hostages", Reuters, 28 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Letter dated 9 August 2016 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) addressed to the President of the Security Council. 24. 17 October 2020. 28 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028223346/https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/S/2016/694. dead.
  4. Web site: RCA: opération de la Minusca contre les positions du FDPC. 6 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Centrafrique : Des mercenaires libyens, soudanais et tchadiens lourdement armés rejoignent Abdoulaye Miskine à Ouadda. 25 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Nouvelle débâcle du FPRC à Amdafock, Abdoulaye Miskine pris entre les deux feux.. 14 October 2019.
  7. Web site: Centrafrique: plainte au Tchad contre le chef rebelle Abdoulaye Miskine. 22 July 2020.