CAR Rebel Leader to Name New Government After Coup

Rebels took the capital yesterday

Reason Staff | 3.25.2013 7:16 AM

(Reuters) - A rebel leader in Central African Republic pledged to name a power-sharing government after seizing the capital Bangui on Sunday and declaring himself president, a spokesman said, in a bid to defuse international outcry over the coup.

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CAR Rebel Leader to Name New Government After Coup

Rebels took the capital yesterday

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