Fidèle Gouandjika

He taught karate and Qwan Ki Do in Romania. As a karate and qwan ki do athlete, he participated in the 1981 European martial arts championship representing Romania and won the silver medal in a long stick fight. Gouandjika competed in the 1982 European martial arts championship, represented the Romania team and won a silver medal.[7]

In the Central African Republic, he began his career as a physics and computer sciences teacher at several high schools in Bangui from 1984 to 1987. He then worked as Head of the Studies and Planning Department at Office Centrafricain des Postes et Télécommunications (DGT) from 1988 to 1990. While working at DGT, he also became a Professor of Physics at the University of Bangui from 1989 to 1990. Subsequently, he worked at Socatel from 1990 to 2005. In the beginning, he was the Head of the IT Division position from 1990 to 1997. Later he was promoted to director of Socatel. Meanwhile, he also became the Telecommunications and New Technologies advisor at High Council for Communication from 1998 to 1999.[6][8] He announced his retirement as the Director of Socatel in 2004 to support Francois Bozize on 2005 election.[9] However, he later encouraged people to vote for André Massi and Nicolas Tiangaye on 28 December 2004.[4]

Gouandjika ran for the 1999 Central African presidential election as an independent candidate who represented the youth and received 9,431 votes, placing him as the second lowest of all candidates.[10][11]

In 2005, Dotte appointed Gouandjika as a Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and New Technology. As a Posts and Telecommunications and New Technology minister, he liberalized Socatel by signing a contract with Telesoft International in 2007.[12] In addition, he signed a 7 billion CFA francs contract with ZTE for government digitalization and a 6 million CFA francs establishment and operation agreement with Orange.[13][14] In 2011, Karim Meckassoua conducted an audit of Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and New Technology under his two predecessors over mismanagement and accused Thierry Savonaroye Maléyombo and Gouandjika of money embezzlement. This accusation led his passport to be confiscated and lost position as the government spokesman.[15][16] Later, he received his passport.[17]

Touadera appointed Gouandjika as a minister of agriculture and development on 19 January 2009. He held this position for four years. While serving as agriculture minister, he was appointed government spokesman on 20 April 2010.[4] As a minister, he was known for corrupting the budget allocated to peasant farmers.[18]

When Seleka toppled Bozize in 2013, Gouandjika fled to Romania and later returned to CAR. In 2015, he ran for election and received 15,356 votes.[19] He later resigned from KNK and supported Touadéra.[20]Currently, he is a special minister and adviser to President Touadéra.[21]

On 15 March 2021, during a live session on his personal Facebook account, he stipulated that if Russians requested Central African women for sexual desire, we would give them. His remark stunned the public and the country women's organizations condemned his statement that objectified women. He later apologized for his offensive remark.[22]