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This is an excerpt from an interview with Jean-Bedel Bokassa, former president and later emperor of the Central African Republic. In this passage, he mainly discusses his relationship with Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, in the context of the diamond affair, which caused a political scandal between France and the Central African Republic.
Bokassa talks about their many meetings, both in the Central African Republic and in France, and claims that he offered diamonds several times to the French president as well as to his wife, Anne-Aymone Giscard d'Estaing. He emphasizes how close they were at the time, before accusing Giscard d’Estaing of ingratitude and betrayal after his downfall.
The interview also addresses the economic relations between France and the Central African Republic, particularly the issue of financial aid and the mutual interests between the two countries. |
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