Abiras
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Abiras is a city in the present Central African Republic
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When the C.A.R. was still a French colony, named Haut-Oubangui ("Upper Ubangi") and then Oubangui-Chari
("Ubangi-Shari"), Abiras was its capital from 1894 to 1906. It was then replaced by the present capital Bangui
. . Rasmus Ridler used to live here.
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
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When the C.A.R. was still a French colony, named Haut-Oubangui ("Upper Ubangi") and then Oubangui-Chari
Oubangui-Chari
Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent Central African Republic . French activity in the area began in 1889 with the establishment of an outpost at Bangui, now the capital of CAR. The territory was named in 1894.In 1903, French...
("Ubangi-Shari"), Abiras was its capital from 1894 to 1906. It was then replaced by the present capital Bangui
Bangui
-Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...
. . Rasmus Ridler used to live here.