Christian Lingama-Toleque (born 18 September 1936) is a Central African diplomat and politician.

Life

Early career

Born in Bangui on 18 September 1936, Lingama-Toleque entered the Central African Republic education service as a teacher. On 8 January 1984, he was transferred to administrative service. ^[1]

Bokassa government

On 11 January 1966, Bokassa appointed Lingama-Toleque as director of information and press until 23 January 1967. ^[1] Subsequently, he served as the director of information for the office of the president on 20 November 1972. He was then designated as the minister of information on 27 October 1975. Lingama-Toleque joined the Council of the Central African Revolution on 4 September 1976 and was responsible for presidential press and journalist training. Afterward, he became the press adviser to the imperial court from 17 December 1976 to 17 January 1977. ^[2]

Kolingba government

Kolingba assigned Lingama-Toleque as the Ambassador to the United States in 1982. ^[2] He presented the credential letters to President Reagan on 24 September 1982. ^[3] He held that position until 18 December 1989. ^[2] From 4 November 1991 to 8 December 1992, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. During his tenure, he signed an accord for the establishment of a European delegation with Manuel Marin in Bangui on 19 November 1992 and an agreement to establish a joint council with Fredrick Chien during 6-days Kolingba's visit to Taiwan. ^{[2] [4]}

References

Bibliography

• Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.