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Peace Without Poison

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Although a UN member state since 1960, the leaders of the Central African Republic haveresisted covert depopulation measures until 2003 when General François Bozizé becamepresident after ousting Ange-Félix Patassé (1993-2003) whom he served as Army Chief of Staff.The Central African Republic’s total fertility rate has decreased from 6 children per woman priorto 1990 to 4.4 children per woman to date and contraceptives are not a factor in this decline. Asthe graph below shows, the contraceptive prevalence rate has never exceeded 28%. Nor isabortion since it is illegal and permitted only to save the life of the woman.The Central African Republic is in stage two of the demographic transition.150 | P a g e

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