▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁and ▁ended ▁early ▁the ▁next ▁morning . ▁An ▁under cover ▁comm ando ▁squad ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁intelligence ▁ag ency ▁S DE CE , ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Marine ▁Infantry ▁Par ach ute ▁Regiment ▁led ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Bran cion - R ou ge , ▁land ed ▁by ▁Trans all ▁C - 1 6 0 , ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁Bang ui ▁M ' P oko ▁International ▁Airport . ▁Upon ▁arrival ▁of ▁two ▁more ▁transport ▁aircraft , ▁a ▁message ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Colonel ▁D egen ne ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁with ▁eight ▁P uma ▁hel ic op ters ▁and ▁Trans all ▁aircraft , ▁which ▁took ▁off ▁from ▁N ' D j am é na ▁military ▁air port ▁in ▁neighbour ing ▁Ch ad . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 2 : 3 0   p . m . ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁pro - F rench ▁D ack o ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Empire . ▁David ▁D ack o ▁remained ▁president ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁over th rown ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁by ▁General ▁André ▁Kol ing ba . ▁ ▁B ok assa ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Jean - Ser ge ▁B ok assa , ▁who ▁was ▁seven ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁the ▁Emperor ▁was ▁over th rown , ▁stated ▁his ▁father ' s ▁reign