Mbaka people explained

Group:	Mbaka
Population:	300,000
Popplace:	Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Langs:	Mbaka, French, Sango
Rels:	Christianity, traditional African religions

The Mbaka are a minority ethnic group in the Central African Republic and northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] The M'Baka speak the Mbaka language and have a population of roughly 300,000.^[1]

Language

The Mbakas speak Mbaka language, a Ubangian language. The Gilima variety is assigned to a separate ISO 639-3 code.

Famous Mbaka people

• Jean-Bédel Bokassa, former President and self-styled Emperor of Central African Republic
• Brigette Dacko, former First Lady of the Central African Republic and second wife of David Dacko^[2]
• David Dacko, First President of Central African Republic
• Barthélemy Boganda, First Prime Minister of Central African Republic
• Koffi Olomide, Congolese singer
• Alphonsine Yangongo-Boganda, Central African politician, Member of National Assembly (1998-2003)

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Notes and References

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2. News: Richard . Bradshaw . Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic: David Dacko pages 198-200 . Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic . 2016-05-27 . 2023-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806162837/https://books.google.com/books?id=aSxIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA199&lpg=PA199&dq=david+dacko+%22florence%22+dacko+brigette&source=bl&ots=eqjkVaSXXP&sig=ACfU3U29oBw7_0cd1kVeUGe4RA4mXF7cBA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFj5GskciAAxWvj4kEHTQLCG4Q6AF6BAgkEAM#v=onepage&q=david%20dacko%20%22florence%22%20dacko%20brigette&f=false . 2023-08-06 . live.