Lover of the flesh

Ogre Bokassa fed enemies to crocodiles and drowned in diamonds

Throughout its short history, the CAR was either in a state of civil war, or under the power of corrupt rulers, among whom Bokassa stands out with particular cruelty and eccentricity. The tyranny of the dictator went beyond the generally accepted framework, it is no coincidence that his name still scares young children in the country and abroad. Even before the accession to the throne in 1966, Bokassa, despite the dark skin color, was proclaimed a thoroughbred Frenchman, although, unlike his European counterparts, he preferred human meat to any delicacy.

A long toga decorated with thousands of tiny pearls, embroidered with pearls, subsequently and a nine-meter robe of crimson velvet, decorated with gold emblems in the form of eagles and lined with ermine fur. Next to him is a spouse, the future empress, in a dress embroidered with 935 thousand metal sequins, and in a crimson robe. On the imperial crown - the figure of an eagle, inlaid with diamonds, the largest weighs 80 carats. The crown is smaller - for the empress. Scepter and sword, made by the best jewelers of France. This ceremony copied the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine: 150 years after the beloved historical hero, Bokassa and his wife Katerina ascended to the throne. Only the costumes for coronation and jewelery cost the CARC five million dollars. By the way, most of the costumes for the celebrations were also sewn in France - the African monarch was dressed by the company "Giselin", which at one time was preparing clothes for the accession to the throne of Napoleon.