The Central African Republic has experienced repeated sociopolitical crises since the tragic death of its founder, Barthélémy Boganda, the year before the county’s independence. Today there is a general tendency by foreign observers <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> analysts who are not conversant with the history of this country, to simply ignore or minimize this aspect of the political background of the CAR. This has resulted in poor understanding of the diachronic <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> holistic causes of the identity crises, <span class="attribute-to-highlight medbox">and</span> of the recurrent cycles of violence this country has been experiencing through the years.