Alphonse Koyamba

Alphonse Koyamba (2 August 1941 - 5 May 1998) was a Central African economist and politician who held two ministerial positions during the Bokassa government.

Early life and career Born in Ouésso on 2 August 1941, Koyamba began his career by becoming the director of statistics and economic affairs at the High Commission for Planning. He later joined the Ministry of Finance in the unknown year and served as the director of the central bank and then statistics and economic forecasting on 2 June 1971. Afterward, Bokassa appointed him as deputy minister of finance, industry, and trade on 13 May 1972 for five months. However, Bokassa dismissed Koyamba on 9 June 1975 and replaced him with Marie-Christine Gbokou due to the accusation of accounting mistakes. In July 1983, Koyamba was appointed as the Director at the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) Bangui Branch and held that position until 1992.

Koyamba was a Christian. In 1976, along with Maïdou, Koyamba was one of the two government ministers who refused to convert to Islam when the others followed Bokassa's footsteps to become Muslims.