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On 20 September 1979, Dacko, with French support, led a bloodless coup that overthrew Bokassa while he was out of the country.

The republic was restored, and Bokassa, who took refuge in Côte d ' Ivoire and France, was sentenced to death in absentia for various crimes, including cannibalism.

Moreover, an African judicial commission reported that he had " almost certainly " taken part in the massacre of some 100 children for refusing to wear the compulsory school uniforms.

In January 1981, six of his supporters, including two sons-in-law, were executed.