Battle of Bangui (2013)

Battle of Bangui
	Part of Central African Republic Civil War
Date	23–24 March 2013
Location	Bangui central African Republic
Result	Séléka victory Séléka took control of Bangui; South Africa military withdrawal; Michel Djotodia declared himself president;
Belligerents
Central African Republic; South Africa	Séléka
Commanders and leaders
François Bozizé ; Col. William Dixon	Michel Djotodia; Issa Issaka Aubin ; Arda Hakouma
Units involved
5 Special Forces Regiment; 1 Parachute Battalion; 7 Medical Battalion Group	CPJP ; UFDR
Strength
200 soldiers; 2,000 soldiers (not present)	5,000 – 7,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
13 dead and 27 wounded,2 later died in the military hospital in South Africa	500-800 killed, 1000s wounded

The Battle of Bangui occurred in March 2013, during the ongoing Central African Republic Civil War, and resulted in Séléka taking power in the Central African Republic. With the Central African Armed Forces and international soldiers absent, most of the resistance was raised by South African soldiers.^[2]^[3]

^ ^a ^b International Crisis Group (11 June 2013). Central African Republic: Priorities of the Transition (PDF) (Report). p. 42. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ Heitman, Helmoed Römer. "How deadly CAR battle unfolded". Independent Online. Sunday Independent. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ Heitman, Helmoed (2013). The Battle in Bangui: The untold inside story (PDF). South Africa: Parktown Publishers. pp. 25–35. ISBN 978-0-9921902-8-6. Retrieved 16 April 2020.