Tiringoulou
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Tiringoulou, also spelled Tirigoulou or Tiroungoulou, is a village in the Vakaga Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.
History
In 1962, Tiringoulou had a population of 341 people.{{cite book |last1=Ministry of Interior |first1=Ministry of Interior |title=Recensement général de la population de la République Centrafricaine: 3ème fasc. Résultats pour la région de Haute-Kotto, Birao, Obo-Zemio, Sous-Prefecture de Rafai |date=1964 |publisher=Ministry of Interior |page=59 |url=https://www.odsef.fss.ulaval.ca/sites/odsef.fss.ulaval.ca/files/fonds_gp/c-doc_172_odsef.pdf}}
= Central African Republic Bush War (2004-2007) =
On 25 and 26 April 2006, a mysterious Antonov cargo plane landed on Tiringoulou airstrip to unload weapons and 50 armed men. They fled to the surrounding area.{{cite report|author=Human Security Baseline Assessment|date=January 2007|title=A widening war around Sudan:The proliferation of armed groups in the Central African Republic |url=https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/47667/SIB%205%20CAR.pdf|publisher=Human Security Baseline Assessment|page=2|access-date= 21 December 2022}} The locals alerted the government through radio. In response, Bozize sent Presidential Guard to the village. The Presidential Guard burned houses and attacked locals who wore camouflage uniforms or had a job related to arms-carrying.{{cite book |last1=Lombard |first1=Louisa |title=Hunting Game: Raiding Politics in the Central African Republic |date=2020 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |isbn=978-1-108-47877-9|pages=198–199}}
LRA attacked the UFDR base and burned several houses in Tiringoulou on 4 October 2010, which caused four LRA fighters and one UFDR member to die. In this attack, LRA kidnapped a girl and forced her to marry an LRA member.{{cite web |agency=AFP|title=Four LRA Rebels Killed in Central African Republic|url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/four-lra-rebels-killed-in-central-african-republic|website=Uganda Radio Network|publisher=Uganda Radio Network|access-date=21 December 2022}}{{cite report|author=MINUSCA|date=May 2017|title=Report of the Mapping Project documenting serious violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law committed within the territory of Central African Republic between January 2003 and December 2015 |url=https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Countries/CF/Mapping2003-2015/2017CAR_Mapping_Report_EN.pdf|publisher=MINUSCA|page=111|access-date= 21 December 2022}}
= Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present) =
In March 2022, the Wagner Group attacked Tiringoulou and killed 12 people, including FPRC general Baba Amibe.[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/rca-nouveau-massacre-a-gordile-dans-la-vakaga-au-moins-15-personnes-tuees/ RCA : nouveau massacre à Gordile, dans la Vakaga, au moins 15 personnes tuées], 15 March 2022 On 25 May they again arrived in the village.[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/centrafrique-panique-generale-a-tiringoulou-ndiffa-gordile-les-mercenaires-russes-sement-le-chaos/ Centrafrique : panique générale à Tiringoulou, Ndiffa, Gordile, les mercenaires russes sèment le chaos ], 26 May 2022 In December a government delegation met there with PRNC rebels to negotiate release of kidnaped workers.[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/prise-dotage-a-tiringoulou-nouvel-echec-des-negociations/ Prise d’otage à Tiringoulou, nouvel échec des négociations], 19 December 2022
CPC captured Tiringoulou on 5 May 2023 by attacking the FACA outpost in the town and killing two soldiers.{{cite web |last1=Banafio |first1=Moïse |title=La CPC annonce avoir pris le contrôle de la ville de Tiringoulou : 2 soldats capturés, 2 autres tués, un blessé |url=https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/la-cpc-annonce-avoir-pris-le-controle-de-la-ville-de-tiringoulou-2-soldats-captures-2-autres-tues-un-blesse/ |website=corbeaunews-centrafrique |publisher=Corbeaunews Centrafrique |access-date=6 May 2023}} On 7 May 2023, FACA and MINUSCA recaptured Tiringoulou from CPC.{{cite web |last1=Ndeke Luka |first1=Ndeke Luka |title=Centrafrique : l’armée et la Minusca reprennent le contrôle de Tiringoulou |url=https://www.radiondekeluka.org/actualites/securite/40448-centrafrique-l-armee-et-la-minusca-reprennent-le-controle-de-tiringoulou.html |website=radiondekeluka.org |publisher=Radio Ndeke Luka |access-date=10 May 2023}}
Demographics
Goula makes up the majority of the village population.{{cite thesis|last=Lombard|first=Louisa|date=2012|title=Raiding Sovereignty in Central African Borderlands|url=https://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10161/5861/Lombard_duke_0066D_11603.pdf |type= |chapter=3|page=124|publisher=Duke University|docket=|oclc=|access-date=21 December 2022}}
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Notable people
- Joseph Zoundeiko, former Head of the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic