One of Bokassa's sons, Georges, who was at the auction, had urged French President Nicolas Sarkozy to intervene to prevent what he called the plundering of his family's heritage.

Georges Bokassa appealed to President Nicolas Sarkozy to stop the court-ordered sale, saying the chateau belongs to the family. Advertisement.

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PARIS — A dilapidated French chateau that once belonged to the ruthless leader of the Central African Republic, the late Jean-Bedel Bokassa, was sold for euro915,000 ($1.2 million) Wednesday, a ...

A chateau on the outskirts of Paris that once belonged to Central African Republic dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa is sold at auction for 915,000 euros.