--- id: 2d0a4876-a651-470c-93d8-ec24c92a0d71 title: 'Michel Gbezera-Bria: Central African Politician and Diplomat' abstract: Michel Gbezera-Bria is a prominent Central African politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1997 to 1999. Born in 1946, he has a background in law and economics and currently serves as the CAR Ambassador to France. classification: primary: '32' secondary: - '327' - '35' udc_main_class: '3' tags: - Michel Gbezera-Bria - Central African Republic - Prime Minister - Diplomat - Politics topics: - Political Science - Biography - Public Administration author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:27:18.725694' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:12:42.883744' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Gbezera-Bria format: url_fetch udc_label: Political science version: '1' --- ## Card: Michel Gbezera-Bria: Central African Politician and Diplomat Michel Gbezera-Bria is a prominent Central African politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1997 to 1999. Born in 1946, he has a background in law and economics and currently serves as the CAR Ambassador to France. ## Classification Primary: 32 | Secondary: 327, 35 | Tags: Michel Gbezera-Bria, Central African Republic, Prime Minister, Diplomat, Politics | Topics: Political Science, Biography, Public Administration ## Content Michel Gbezera-Bria - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Notes 4 References Toggle the table of contents Michel Gbezera-Bria 6 languages Deutsch Euskara Français Русский Yorùbá 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Central African politician and diplomat Michel Gbezera-Bria Prime Minister of the Central African Republic In office 30 January 1997 – 4 January 1999 President Ange-Felix Patasse Preceded by Jean-Paul Ngoupandé Succeeded by Anicet-Georges Dologuélé Personal details Born ( 1946-01-01 ) January 1, 1946 (age 80) Bossangoa , Ubangi-Shari (now Bossangoa , Central African Republic ) Michel Gbezera-Bria (born 1 January 1946) is a Central African politician and diplomat. He was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1997 to 1999. [ 1 ] He is currently the CAR Ambassador to France. [ 2 ] Early life [ edit ] Gbezera-Bria was born in Bossangoa on 1 January 1946. He is a member of the Gbaya ethnic group. He was educated at College Emile Gentil in Bangui and studied law in Brazzaville . Gbezera-Bria later studied economics at Institut d'administration publique in Caen , France. [ 3 ] He worked as a lawyer before entering politics. [ 4 ] Political career [ edit ] Jean Bedel Bokassa named Gbezera-Bria deputy minister of diplomatic and consular delegations and payment of public debt on 9 June 1975. On 4 April 1976, Gbezera-Bria was appointed deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. He became minister of public service, labor, and social security on 14 December 1976, serving until his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 18 April 1977. Gbezera-Bria served as foreign minister until 17 July 1978. Between 1980 and 1987 he was the Central African ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva and New York. Back in the Central African government, from 1988 to 1990 he was foreign minister and minister of justice. [ 3 ] On 28 May 1989, he signed the technical-scientific-cultural protocol of cooperation with Israel after President Andre Kolingba was unable to attend the conference due to Sudanese air traffic controllers refusing to allow his airplane to fly over Sudan's airspace. [ 5 ] He served as private secretary to President Ange-Felix Patasse from 1995 to 17 June 1996, when he was again named foreign minister. [ 3 ] Patasse tried to form a government of national unity and appointed Gbezera-Bria Prime Minister on 30 January 1997. [ 3 ] He formed a new "Government of Action" after a mutiny in the armed forces. [ 6 ] Charles Herve Wenezoui was named head of his cabinet. [ 7 ] Anicet Georges Dologuélé replaced him as premier 4 January 1999. [ 3 ] Gbezera-Bria subsequently served as Minister of State. [ 8 ] He served as president of Ecobank Centafrique from 2007 to 2009. [ 3 ] In 2008, he became chief of staff to François Bozizé . [ 9 ] Gbezera-Bria received the award of the CAR merit in January 2012. [ 10 ] On 8 January 2015, he was appointed ambassador to France by President Catherine Samba-Panza . [ 3 ] He presented his credentials to French President François Hollande on 29 January 2015, and the two discussed the current situation in the Central African Republic. [ 11 ] Notes [ edit ] ^ Karatnycky 1998, p. 184 ^ Embassy of the Central African Republic in Paris, France . Embassypages.com. ^ a b c d e f g Bradshaw & Fandos-Rius 2016, p. 296 ^ Benamsse, Joseph (1 February 1997). "New prime minister named in Central African Republic" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . Associated Press . Retrieved 4 November 2016 . ^ Shalev, Menachem (29 May 1989). "Airspace Snafu Cancels Visit by CAR President" . The Jerusalem Post . Retrieved 4 November 2016 . ^ Lea & Rowe 2001, p. 76 ^ Bradshaw & Fandos-Rius 2016, p. 636 ^ "Central African Republic (07/01)" . United States Department of State . Retrieved 4 November 2016 . ^ "Quand Bozizé a renoncé à nommer Côme Zoumara dircab au palais" . Centrafrique Presse (in French). 24 May 2008 . Retrieved 4 November 2016 . ^ Pacome, Pabandji (20 January 2012). "Centrafrique: La journée des martyrs devient semaine nationale de la jeunesse" . Journal de Bangui (in French) . Retrieved 4 November 2016 . ^ "Présentation des lettres de créances de SEM MICHEL GBEZERA BRIA" . Embassy of Central African Republic in Paris (in French) . Retrieved 4 November 2016 . References [ edit ] Bradshaw, Richard; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic . Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0810879928 . Karatnycky, Adrian (1998). Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights & Civil Liberties 1997-1998 . Transaction Publishers. ISBN   978-0-7658-0476-1 . Lea, David; Rowe, Annamarie (2001). A Political Chronology of Africa . Taylor & Francis. ISBN   1857431162 . Preceded by Jean-Paul Ngoupandé Prime Minister of the Central African Republic 1997–1999 Succeeded by Anicet Georges Dologuélé v t e Prime ministers of the Central African Republic Ubangi-Shari (1903–1960) Boganda Goumba * Dacko Flag of the Central African Republic Central African Republic (1960–1976) Dacko post abolished, 1960–75 Domitien vacant, 1976 Patassé Central African Empire (1976–1979) Patassé Maïdou Central African Republic (1979–present) Maïdou Ayandho Lebouder Bozanga post abolished, 1981–91 Frank Malendoma Lakoué Mandaba Koyambounou Ngoupandé Gbezera-Bria Dologuélé Ziguélé Goumba Gaombalet Doté Touadéra Tiangaye Nzapayeké ‡ Kamoun ‡ Sarandji Ngrébada Dondra Moloua * Acting ‡ Interim Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michel_Gbezera-Bria&oldid=1328510853 " Categories : 1946 births Living people People from Ouham Gbaya people Prime ministers of the Central African Republic Ministers of foreign affairs of the Central African Republic Government ministers of the Central African Republic Permanent representatives of the Central African Republic to the United Nations Permanent representatives of the Central African Republic to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to France Central African Republic diplomats Hidden categories: CS1 French-language sources (fr) Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata This page was last edited on 20 December 2025, at 09:25  (UTC) . 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