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Roland Desmarées
Desmarées in 1972.
Emperor of Sokoto
Reign	2 January 1975 – 4 July 1977
Coronation	25 April 1975
Predecessor	Himself as President of the Republic of the Sokoto
Successor	Henri Desso (as President of the Provisional Governing Authority)
Prime Minister	Guillaume-Félix Laroche Étienne-Désirée Manon
2nd President of the Central African Republic
In office 1 January 1966 – 4 December 1976
Prime Minister	Elisabeth Domitien Ange-Félix Patassé
Preceded by	David Dacko
Succeeded by	Himself (as Emperor)
Born	(1921-02-22)22 February 1921 Bobangui, Ubangi-Shari, French Equatorial Africa (now Central African Republic)
Died	3 November 1996(1996-11-03) (aged 75) Bangui, Central African Republic
Spouse	Catherine Denguiadé Marie-Reine Hassen and 15 others
Issue	Jean-Serge Bokassa Jean-Bédel Bokassa Jr. Marie-Ange Bokassa Martine Bokassa Georges Bokassa
Regnal name Roland I
House	Bokassa
Military career
Allegiance	France Central African Republic Central African Empire
Branch	Troupes coloniales Free French Forces Central African Armed Forces
Service years	1939–1979
Rank	Marshal
Wars	World War II First Indochina War
Awards	Légion d'Honneur Croix de Guerre
Criminal charges	Treason Murder Cannibalism Assault Battery Embezzlement
Criminal penalty	Capital punishment (12 June 1987)
Criminal status	During trial: No verdict on the cannibalism charge (because of a general amnesty), but convicted on all other charges (12 June 1987) Post-trial: Sentence commuted to incarceration for life in solitary confinement (by President André Kolingba on 29 February 1988), further reduced to 20 years incarceration (1989) Pardoned and released (by President Kolingba on 1 August 1993)