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'''Bakala''' is a [[Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic|sub-prefecture]] and town in the [[Ouaka]] Prefecture of the southern-central [[Central African Republic]]. It is located near the geographic center of the country.<br />
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== History ==<br />
On 30 November 2016, [[Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic|FPRC]] armed group captured Bakala from [[Union for Peace in the Central African Republic|UPC]] group after battle. It was recaptured by UPC on 11 December, but snatched again by FPRC on 11 January 2017.<ref>[https://minusca.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/fprc_upc_bria_bakala_report_16oct2017_copy.pdf Violations and Abuses of Human Rights and Violations of International Humanitarian Law by the FPRC Coalition and the UPC in Haute-Kotto and Ouaka between 21 November 2016 and 21 February 2017]</ref> In April 2017 Bakala was reportedly under the joint control of FPRC and [[Anti-balaka]].<ref>[https://www.ipisresearch.be/mapping/webmapping/car/v2/#6.19610706597004/20.387191772460938/10.863047791216147/4/2/ IPIS Map CAR v2]</ref> The town was recaptured by government forces on 10 April 2021.<ref>[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.com/rca-les-villes-de-bakala-et-mourouba-reprises-par-les-forces-loyalistes/ RCA : les villes de Bakala et Mourouba reprises par les forces loyalistes], 10 April 2021</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic}}<br />
{{Ouaka}}<br />
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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places in Ouaka]]<br />
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