In March 1897, Émile Gentil established a post in what is known as Kaga-Bandoro. On the next year, the post was named Fort-Crampel.[1] Two French colonial officials executed a deserter by dynamite on 14 July 1903 to celebrate Bastille Day and warn the locals not to rebel against the colonial government.[2][3][4] This egregious incident led to the scandal known as Fort Crampel Affair.
On 23 January 1961, Fort-Crampel was renamed to Crampel. Thirteen years later, Crampel was renamed to Kaga-Bandoro on 6 August 1974.[1]
Séléka fighter in Kaga-Bandoro, 2014
On 25 December 2012 rebels from Séléka coalition took control of Kaga-Bandoro.[5] On 14 December 2015 rebels announced independence of Republic of Logone in Kaga-Bandoro. In September 2016 Kaga-Bandoro was reported to be under joint control of MPC and FPRC armed groups.[6] In December 2019 four armed groups were reportedly present in Kaga-Bandoro: MPC, FPRC, Anti-balaka and UPC.[7]
On 10 April 2021, the FACA and their Russian allies entered the city of Kaga-Bandoro.[8] This has caused the fleeing of the rebel forces previously occupying the town to the north towards Kabo and Batangafo.[8]
^ abSerre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 137. ISBN978-2-343-01298-8.
^Lombard, Louisia; Kinzi, Sylvain Batianga (2015). "VIOLENCE, POPULAR PUNISHMENT, AND WAR IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC". African Affairs. 114 (454): 58.
^Smith, Stephen W. (2015). "CAR's History: The Past of a Tense Present". In Carayannis, Tatiana; Lombard, Louisa (eds.). Making Sense of the Central African Republic. Zed Books. p. 22.
