Ange-Félix Patassé (74), former President of the Central-African Republic, passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Douala, Cameroon.
Mr.Patasse had returned to his country in 2010 to participate in the presidential elections of January 2011.
Victim of a coup in 2003, the agronomist had spent 7 years in exile in Togo, where he divided his time between politics and a biogas production project.
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