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Central African Patriotic Movement

Central African Republic rebel group

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ56305293 ↗
Source-derived summary

Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC, French: Mouvement patriotique pour la Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic based in the northwestern part of the country.

History

MPC was formed in July 2015 by Mahamat Al-Khatim. In October 2016, they were accused in taking part in attack which killed 37 civilians, however Al-Khatim denied these claims. In May 2018, MNLC leader, Ahmat Bahar announced that his group was merging with MPC. On 17 December 2020, MPC joined Coalition of Patriots for Change.

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This entry incorporates text from “Central African Patriotic Movement” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.