▁later ▁called ▁" d iam ond gate " ▁or ▁the ▁Diam onds ▁Aff air ▁sc andal ▁which ▁later ▁led ▁to ▁G is card ▁losing ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁elections . ▁ ▁Operation ▁Bar rac uda ▁▁ ▁Operation ▁Bar rac uda ▁was ▁initi ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁several ▁school ▁children ▁after ▁a ▁protest ▁that ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁with ▁many ▁students ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁N gar aba . ▁France ▁sever ed ▁t ies ▁with ▁B ok assa , ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁plan ▁his ▁ex communic ation ▁when ▁the ▁em peror ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁Mu am mar ▁G add af i , ▁a ▁Lib yan ▁politician . ▁Operation ▁Bar rac uda ▁ent a iled ▁French ▁soldiers ▁entering ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic ▁while ▁B ok assa ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁inst ating ▁David ▁D ack o , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁ex iled ▁to ▁Paris , ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁leader . ▁France ▁cut ▁off ▁all ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁for ▁media ▁presence ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁sent ▁French ▁troops ▁into ▁Bang ui , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁capital , ▁to ▁install ▁David ▁D ack o ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁leader . ▁D ack o ▁stayed ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁in ▁France , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁ex iled , ▁await ing ▁the ▁call ▁to ▁be ▁transport ed ▁into ▁the ▁nation ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁B ok assa ▁made ▁himself ▁un available . ▁Le aders ▁from ▁Ch ad , ▁The ▁Congo ▁( then ▁Z aire ) ▁all