Antoine Mbary-Daba

Antoine Mbary-Daba (20 December 1932 - ) was a Central African politician, bureaucrat, and diplomat.

Early life and education Belonging to , Mbary-Daba was born on 20 December 1932 in Bangassou. He enrolled in primary school in Bangassou in 1946. After finishing primary education, he continued high school in Chambéry in 1956. In the same year, he moved to Paris and studied in high school for two years (1956-1958). Afterwards, he studied at École normale and attended school inspector training.

Career Education service Upon finishing his education in France, Mbary-Daba returned to the Central African Republic and served as Head of Bouar School District (1960-1961). He then worked as a school inspector from 1963 to 1966.

Bokassa appointed Mbary-Daba as Minister of National Education on 12 January 1967, replacing Dominique Gueret, whom he sacked due to the poor results of the baccalaureate exam in Bangui. Two years later, on 28 February, he became the Minister of Public Service, Labor, and Social Services, a position that he served for almost seven months. Subsequently, he served as Minister of National Education, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture for nine months.

Diplomat service Upon stepping down from his ministerial job, Bokassa nominated Mbary-Daba as an ambassador of the Central African Republic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Burundi in 1970. In 1971, he became the Ambassador to Gabon and presented a credential letter to Omar Bongo on 23 April 1971. He then served as Ambassador to Japan and South Korea on 31 August 1974. From 1979 to 1982, he worked as the Ambassador of the Central African Republic to the Ivory Coast. Afterwards, he worked as the secretary-general of Minister of Foreign Affairs for two years (1984-1986). On 10 November 1988, he was the signatory to the Central African Republic-Germany Financial Cooperation Agreement.

Death Mbary-Daba died around 1997.

Awards 70px, Commander Order of Central African Merit - 8 September 1967. Academic Palms.

Commander of the Japanese Order of Merit. The Republic of Korea’s National Order of Merit.