Bedam | |
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Coordinates: 7°41′48″N 16°30′57″E / 7.69667°N 16.51583°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Lim-Pendé |
Sub-prefecture | Paoua |
Commune | Mia-Pendé |
Bedam is a village situated in Lim-Pendé Prefecture, Central African Republic.
In response to the 1984 Markounda attack, FACA burned Bedam on 4 April 1985 as a punishment for the residents for supporting Ange-Félix Patassé, François Bozizé, and Alphonse Mbaikoua. [1]
In 2014, a Chadian armed group raided Bedam. [2] In 2017, Bedam was the base of both RJ and its splinter group. [3] RJ had 12 checkpoints within and around Bedam. [4] [5]
The ex-Séléka militia attacked Bedam twice on 29 December 2017 and 4 January 2018, respectively. They killed civilians and a village pastor as well as burned houses. [6] [7] The residents fled and returned to the village in August 2018. [8]
There is a market in Bedam. [9]
The village has one school. [10]
Bedam has one health post. [11]
Bedam | |
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Coordinates: 7°41′48″N 16°30′57″E / 7.69667°N 16.51583°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Lim-Pendé |
Sub-prefecture | Paoua |
Commune | Mia-Pendé |
Bedam is a village situated in Lim-Pendé Prefecture, Central African Republic.
In response to the 1984 Markounda attack, FACA burned Bedam on 4 April 1985 as a punishment for the residents for supporting Ange-Félix Patassé, François Bozizé, and Alphonse Mbaikoua. [1]
In 2014, a Chadian armed group raided Bedam. [2] In 2017, Bedam was the base of both RJ and its splinter group. [3] RJ had 12 checkpoints within and around Bedam. [4] [5]
The ex-Séléka militia attacked Bedam twice on 29 December 2017 and 4 January 2018, respectively. They killed civilians and a village pastor as well as burned houses. [6] [7] The residents fled and returned to the village in August 2018. [8]
There is a market in Bedam. [9]
The village has one school. [10]
Bedam has one health post. [11]