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'''Yalinga''' is a town and sub-prefecture in the [[Haute-Kotto]] prefecture of the central-eastern [[Central African Republic]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun, the last sultan of [[Dar al Kuti]], who was resisting French annexation.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rius |first1=Juan Fandos |last2=Bradshaw |first2=Richard |title=Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic |date=2016 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |location=Maryland |isbn=9780810879928 |page=645}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Serre |first1=Jacques |last2=Fandos-Rius |first2=Juan |title=Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine |date=2014 |publisher=L’Harmattan |location=Paris |isbn=978-2-343-01298-8 |page=178}}</ref><br />
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On 28 February 2010, [[Lord's Resistance Army|LRA]] attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people.<ref>{{cite report|last=ICG|first=ICG|date=28 April 2010|title= LRA: A Regional Strategy beyond Killing Kony|url=https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4bd9483d2.pdf|page=27|access-date= 6 February 2023}}</ref><br />
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On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of [[Coalition of Patriots for Change]] by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces.<ref>[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.com/rca-les-mercenaires-russes-et-syriens-ont-repris-la-ville-de-yalinga-sans-affrontement/ RCA : les mercenaires russes et syriens ont repris la ville de Yalinga sans affrontement], 22 April 2021</ref><br />
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==Transport==<br />
The town is served by [[Yalinga Airport]].<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Haute-Kotto}}<br />
{{Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic}}<br />
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[[Category:Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places established in 1912]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places in Haute-Kotto]]<br />
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