▁Republic , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁B ok assa ▁spent ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁over ▁, ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁government ▁annual ▁income , ▁on ▁his ▁coron ation ▁ceremony . ▁The ▁mon archy ▁was ▁abol ished ▁( the ▁most ▁recent ▁one ▁ruled ▁by ▁an ▁em peror ) ▁and ▁the ▁republic ▁was ▁restored ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁B ok assa ▁was ▁ou sted ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁David ▁D ack o , ▁with ▁French ▁support . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Pro clam ation ▁▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁B ok assa ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁replaced ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁Revolution ary ▁Council . ▁On ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁M ES AN ▁con gress , ▁B ok assa ▁instit uted ▁a ▁new ▁constitution , ▁converted ▁back ▁to ▁Roman ▁Catholic ism — he ▁had ▁briefly ▁become ▁a ▁Muslim ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁year — and ▁declared ▁the ▁republic ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mon archy : ▁the ▁" Cent ral ▁African ▁Empire ". ▁He ▁had ▁himself ▁crown ed ▁and ▁sty led ▁himself ▁" H is ▁Imperial ▁Majesty " ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁B ok assa ' s ▁full ▁title ▁was ▁" Em peror ▁of ▁Central ▁Africa ▁by ▁the ▁Will ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁African ▁People , ▁United ▁within ▁the ▁National ▁Political ▁Party , ▁the ▁M ES AN ". ▁His ▁reg alia , ▁lav ish