Zakaria Damane
Zakaria Damane in his native village of Boromata
Born
Boromata, Central African Republic
Died12 February 2022
Ouadda, Central African Republic
NationalityCentral African Republic
Military career
AllegiancePatriotic Rally for the Renewal of the Central African Republic
Years of service2014–2022

Zakaria Damane (death 12 February 2022) was a Central African warlord, leader of Patriotic Rally for the Renewal of the Central African Republic armed group.

Early life and career

Damane was born as Moustapha Maloum in Boromata in Vakaga prefecture. He belonged to Goula ethnic group.[1] He began his career as a diamond miner near Bria and later became the boss of diamond mining. In 2002, he moved to Tiringoulou after hearing the death of Yaya Ramadan to revenge the death.[2] He then worked as an anti-poaching guard and advisor to the mayor of Boromata. As an advisor, he was assigned to collect taxes from herders.[3]

Rebellion

In 2006, Presidential Guard ransacked Tiringoulou and the PG soldiers attempted to arrest him. However, he managed to escape to the bush. Due to this incident, aggravated by the state negligence in Vakaga, Damane and Sabone decided to rebel against the Bozize government by creating Union of Democratic Forces for Unity armed group.[4] He signed Birao Accord in April 2007. Bozize appointed Damane as advisor of disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) on 13 January 2011.[1] In 2012 he joined Séléka coalition. Later he became general in Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic which formed from ex-Séléka. In 2014 he created Patriotic Rally for the Renewal of the Central African Republic as a splinter group from FPRC.[5]

He was killed on 12 February 2022 by Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group in Ouadda together with 20 of his men.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 202.
  2. ↑ Lombard, Louisa (2012). "6". Raiding Sovereignty in Central African Borderlands (PDF) (Thesis). Duke University. p. 328. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Lombard, Louisa (2012). "6". Raiding Sovereignty in Central African Borderlands (PDF) (Thesis). Duke University. p. 329. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Lombard, Louisa (2012). "6". Raiding Sovereignty in Central African Borderlands (PDF) (Thesis). Duke University. p. 331. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Central African Republic: A Conflict Mapping
  6. ↑ Le chef rebelle Zakaria Damane , allié du pouvoir, et une vingtaine de ses hommes abattus par les hommes de Wagner, 13 February 2022
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