The Resume

(February 22, 1921-November 3, 1996)
Ruled the Central African Republic (1966-79)
Sentenced to death for murder (1987); sentence commuted to life in prison

Why he might be annoying:

He crowned himself emperor in a ceremony that used a fourth of the nation's annual revenue (1977).
He ordered the massacre of more than a hundred schoolchildren who refused to buy expensive uniforms from a factory owned by his wife (1979).
He personally took part in torturing his opponents.
He was accused of cannibalism.
He briefly converted to Islam as a ploy to get financial aid from Libya.
He had 17 wives and 50 children.
He was released from prison during a general amnesty (1993) and died a free man.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was orphaned at age 6 when his father was beaten to death by a French bureaucrat and his mother committed suicide.
He served with the Free French during World War II.
He won the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2011 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 20)
• African Royalty
• Bigamists/Polygamists
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 50)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 01]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2221921)
• Criminals
• DeCrowned
• Dictator's Club
• Hyphenated Names
• I am a Citizen of France
• I Converted to Islam
• I Died in 1996 (Ranked: 75)
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Look at My Bling Bling
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• One of My Parents Committed Suicide
• Profiles 19001-19250 (Ranked: 19014)
• Served in World War II
• Shares Washington's Birthday [February 22nd] (Ranked: 1921)
• Short Fuses
• Supersized Egos
• Werner Herzog Documentary Subjects

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 89 Votes: 52.81% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 54 Votes: 46.30% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 51 Votes: 50.98% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 69 Votes: 57.97% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 61 Votes: 54.10% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 39 Votes: 51.28% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 55 Votes: 50.91% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 77 Votes: 50.65% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 75 Votes: 76.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 1177 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 159 Votes: 68.55% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 133 Votes: 69.92% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 126 Votes: 76.98% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 155 Votes: 77.42% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 72.48% Annoying