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Nicolas Tiangaye (born 13 September 1956〔Pierre Kalck and Xavier-Samuel Kalck, ''Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic'' (2005), page 182.〕) is a Central African politician and lawyer who was Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 17 January 2013 until his resignation on 10 January 2014. He was President of the National Transitional Council from 2003 to 2005. Following a peace agreement between the government and rebels, Tiangaye was designated by the opposition and the rebels as their choice for the post of Prime Minister in January 2013. He stepped down (alongside President Michel Djotodia) on 10 January 2014. ==Life and career== Tiangaye was born at Bocaranga in 1956 and became a lawyer.〔〔("Nicolas Tiangaye: C.Africa PM and 'man of integrity'" ), Agence France-Presse, 27 March 2013.〕 In 1986, Tiangaye was one of three Central African lawyers selected by the deposed emperor Jean-Bedél Bokassa to defend him at his trial.〔Brian Titley, ''Dark Age: The Political Odyssey of Emperor Bokassa'' (1997), page 184.〕 He was also a defense lawyer for François Bozizé in 1989, when Bozizé was accused of plotting against the government.〔〔Patrick Fort, ("Tiangaye named Central African PM, says 'hard work' begins" ), Agence France-Presse, 17 January 2013.〕 Bozizé was acquitted. Years later, after Tiangaye and Bozizé had become political opponents, Tiangaye said about the case that he "was doing () duty as a lawyer" and that he did not regret defending Bozizé.〔 Tiangaye served as President of the Central African Human Rights League (LCDH) from its foundation in 1991 until 2004. He was a defense lawyer for the Rwandan politician Jean-Paul Akayesu at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in 1996; Akayesu was convicted of genocide.〔 Tiangaye was also a defense lawyer for Jean-Jacques Demafouth, a former Central African defense minister, when the latter was put on trial for allegedly plotting a coup against President Ange-Félix Patassé in 2001; Demafouth was acquitted in October 2002.〔("Central African Republic: Court acquits former minister accused of treason" ), IRIN, 7 October 2002.〕 During Patassé's presidency, Tiangaye was at one point offered the post of Prime Minister, but he declined.〔 After François Bozizé seized power in March 2003, Tiangaye was designated as one of the 98 members of the National Transitional Council (CNT), which was established to act as a transitional legislative body; he was included on the Council as a representative of a human rights organization, due to his role as President of the LCDH.〔("Central African Republic: Members of transitional council confirmed" ), IRIN, 30 May 2003.〕 He was then elected as President of the CNT on 14 June 2003.〔("Central African Republic: National transitional council elects executive board" ), IRIN, 16 June 2003.〕〔(''Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social, and Cultural Series'', volume 40 ) (2003), page 15,341.〕 In that post, he helped draft the 2004 constitution; according to Tiangaye, Bozizé was displeased by the constitution's limit of two presidential terms and was consequently unhappy with Tiangaye.〔 The CNT remained in place for two years, during the transitional period leading up to the March–May 2005 presidential and parliamentary election. Tiangaye stood as a parliamentary candidate, but following the second round of voting in May 2005, the electoral commission announced that Tiangaye had been narrowly defeated in his constituency by a pro-Bozizé Kwa Na Kwa candidate, and rioting erupted among Tiangaye's supporters in Bangui. Tiangaye called for calm "to avoid a bloodbath."〔"Opposition supporters riot after partial Central African vote result", Agence France-Presse, 15 May 2005.〕 Later, he claimed that the vote in his constituency was rigged against him on Bozizé's orders. Others who were hostile to Tiangaye argued that he lacked genuine popularity and was better suited to the courtroom.〔 In 2010, Tiangaye was Spokesman of the Forces of Change Collective, which was composed of opposition parties as well as former rebels, at a time when the government was attempting to organize a presidential and parliamentary election. The Collective wanted the vote to be delayed beyond the date decreed by President Bozizé. Speaking on 9 April 2010, Tiangaye declared that the opposition would boycott the election in the absence of a postponement, saying that if the vote was held as planned in May 2010, it would not be credible due to inadequate conditions.〔("C.Africa opposition to boycott presidential vote: spokesman" ), Agence France-Presse, 9 April 2010.〕 Later in the month, on 29 April 2010, Bozizé accepted the need to delay the election until a time when "all the parties involved in these elections, including the international community, will be ready."〔Christian Panika, ("President postpones Central African polls" ), Agence France-Presse, 29 April 2010.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicolas Tiangaye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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