Michel Gbezera-Bria

Michel Gbezera-Bria (born 1946 in Bossangoa, Central African Republic) was the foreign minister of the Central African Republic from 1988 to 1990 and from June 6 1996 until February 18 1997 and was prime minister of the CAR from January 30 1997 to 4 January 1999. He was ambassador to several countries during the 1960s and 1970s, and was private secretary to the President from 1995 to 1996. He was named prime minister as part of a national unity government following a mutiny. He is a member of the Baya ethnic group.