In December 1977, Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa staged one of the most extravagant coronation ceremonies in modern history, reportedly costing around $20 million, roughly a third of the Central African Republic's annual budget.
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Jean-Bédel Bokassa's imperial coronation
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