![The 1977 Coronation of self-styled Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic. Empress Catherine sits alongside flanked by her ladies-in-waiting. : r/OldSchoolCool The 1977 Coronation of self-styled Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic. Empress Catherine sits alongside flanked by her ladies-in-waiting. : r/OldSchoolCool](https://i.redd.it/qsfdlfiozow21.jpg)
The 1977 Coronation of self-styled Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa of the Central African Republic. Empress Catherine sits alongside flanked by her ladies-in-waiting. : r/OldSchoolCool
![Africa Bush Wars on X: "4 December 1976: President Jean-Bedel Bokassa announced that henceforth the #CentralAfricanRepublic would be known as the Central African Empire and his 'coronation' as emperor would take place Africa Bush Wars on X: "4 December 1976: President Jean-Bedel Bokassa announced that henceforth the #CentralAfricanRepublic would be known as the Central African Empire and his 'coronation' as emperor would take place](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtkuNdrX4AEA2y8.jpg)
Africa Bush Wars on X: "4 December 1976: President Jean-Bedel Bokassa announced that henceforth the #CentralAfricanRepublic would be known as the Central African Empire and his 'coronation' as emperor would take place
![Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa , seated on his tasteless golden throne for his coronation, 1977 - Rare Historical Photos Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa , seated on his tasteless golden throne for his coronation, 1977 - Rare Historical Photos](https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Emperor-Jean-Bedel-Bokassa-coronation_small.jpg)
Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa , seated on his tasteless golden throne for his coronation, 1977 - Rare Historical Photos
![Africa Bush Wars on X: "At 10:43 am on 4 December 1977 the twentieth century saw a new emperor: The "imperial coronation" of Jean-Bedel Bokassa I as 'emperor' of the Central African Africa Bush Wars on X: "At 10:43 am on 4 December 1977 the twentieth century saw a new emperor: The "imperial coronation" of Jean-Bedel Bokassa I as 'emperor' of the Central African](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoafmNwWEAIby5t.jpg)
Africa Bush Wars on X: "At 10:43 am on 4 December 1977 the twentieth century saw a new emperor: The "imperial coronation" of Jean-Bedel Bokassa I as 'emperor' of the Central African
![Jean-Bedel Bokassa, Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. His coronation cost $20 million, one-thir… | African royalty, Jean-bédel bokassa, Black royalty Jean-Bedel Bokassa, Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. His coronation cost $20 million, one-thir… | African royalty, Jean-bédel bokassa, Black royalty](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/61/0f/0c/610f0cd626c9438b7847fbc38ef32917.jpg)