Ippy
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| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouaka |
| District | Ippy District |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Charles Chrysler Yombenendji[1] |
| • Mayor | Constant Raoul Guianikouzou[2] |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,571 |
Ippy is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouaka, near the geographic center of the country. It is 364 kilometers (226 miles) from the city of Bangui directly. Driving distance, however, is 496 kilometers (308 miles).
Ippy has a car rental service which is popular among tourists visiting the town.
History
[edit | edit source]The Ippy Hospital was founded by American missionary Margaret Nicholl Laird with facilities including 60 beds, two operating theaters and a 1,000 English-language medical textbook library. Laird herself worked at the hospital until 1964. The hospital has been described as a "shell of its former self".[3]
Civil war
[edit | edit source]On 22 December 2012 Séléka rebels took control of Ippy.[4] In 2014 it was reported that Ippy was under control of Ali Darassa's UPC.[5] On 6 October 2017 UPC, FPRC and Anti-balaka signed ceasefire in Ippy.[6] On the 12th of December, 2017, Ippy Hospital was subject to an attack by the armed groups UPC and FPRC. Combatants fired indiscriminately on civilian personnel and patients, killing twelve men, one woman, three children, and one baby.[7] On 29 January 2019 18 people were killed and 23 wounded when UPC fighters opened fire during funeral ceremony in Ippy[8] On 19 February 2021 government forces took control of the town.[9]
References
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- ^ Mapping Conflict Motives: The Central African Republic, 24 November 2014
- ^ Quarter 3 Brief: July–September 2017
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