Le Central is faced with rebellion Seleka coalition that took up arms on December 10 and now controls much of pays.
Le Seleka composed of dissident rebel factions, including demands respect peace agreements signed between 2007 and 2011 with pouvoir.
- December 2012--
-10: A rebel faction of the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR) stormed Ndélé (north) and two locations in Nord-Est.
Le September 15, two towns north of Bangui, Damara and Sibut, are under attack by a rebel faction of the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (PJCC) .
-18: A coalition of rebel factions, the Seleka ("alliance" in Sango, the national language), takes the mining town of Bria (center-east). The Seleka is formed by a dissident wing of the PJCC and Patriotic Convention for the salvation wa Kodro (CPSK) and the breakaway faction of the UFDR .
Des elements of the Chadian army "heavily armed aboard twenty vehicles," arrive at Kaga Bandoro (center), where they join the men of the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) .
-23: Coalition seizes Bambari (south-central), one of the strongholds of the FACA. The day before she took the gold town of Ndassima (18 km from Bambari) and the neighboring Ippy (center) .
Le 25, it takes Kaga Bandoro.
-26: The coalition calls on the power "to lay down their arms," saying that President François Bozizé "lost control of the country" .
Des demonstrators close to violent demonstrations outside the embassy of France in Bangui to denounce the passivity Paris.
-27: Paris says French military presence is not intended to "protect mode" but citizens français.
Bozizé called France and the United States to help stop rebelles.
-28: The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) announced that the government and the rebels agreed that negotiations will open soon and unconditionally Libreville.
-29: Rebels take Sibut, 160 km north of the capital, forcing government forces and their allies to fall back on Damara, 75 km from Bangui.
-30: Reinforcements are French in Bangui to 580 the number of soldiers français.
- JANUARY 2013--
-2: Bozizé takes his son to the army command .
-5: Rebels take Alindao and Kouango (center), near Bambari, and are, according to the Government, 12 km from Damara.
-6: A military source confirmed the arrival of at least 200 South African soldiers with "a mission to secure the capital." A total of 400 South African soldiers must be déployés.
-7: President Denis Sassou Nguesso receives François Bozizé to Brazzaville.
La Bozizé rebels accused of trying to "plunge the country into chaos before his imminent departure" .
-8: Delegations of power and the opposition meet in Libreville representatives of the rebellion for negotiations under the auspices of the African centrale.