It's October the 23rd, 1986.

In the dim light of the early morning, a plane swoops down to land at Bangi Airport in the Central African Republic.

With a couple of quick bumps, the aircraft comes to a halt on the runway. On board, passengers unfasten their seatbelts,

gather their belongings, and shift their way towards the exit. Among them is a man in his 60s.

Ostensibly, he is unremarkable. Inconspicuous, in a dark suit, the brim of his hat shielding his eyes from view.

The Central African Republic is his homeland, though it's been many years since he was last here.

Once off the plane, the passengers trapes inside the terminal building.

There they wait to reclaim their luggage.

The man in the hat glances around him, scanning the faces of his fellow travellers.

As he does so, he notices several pairs of eyes staring directly back at him. Despite his low-key

demeanor, he's attracting attention. But then how could he not? He is the most famous

and infamous person in the short troubled history of this country. More and more people in the crowd recognize who he is.

Then somebody says it aloud. It's Boccasa. No one can quite believe it.

Jean-Bedel Boccasa, the man who once ruled this land, hasn't set foot inside the

CAR for seven years, having been turfed out by a coup.

Ever since, he's been living abroad in luxurious but embittered exile.

In his absence, Boccassar has been found guilty of heinous crimes against his own people,

for which he faces the death penalty.

For that reason, it's been assumed he would never dare to return.

But here he is.

Unmistakably, a lone, aging man stood in an airport, waiting for his suitcase.

Technically, he's public enemy number one, the most notorious criminal in the nation's history.

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