The first legislative arm was established in January 1947, called
Representative Council of Ubangi-Shari. It was replaced by the 50-member Territorial Assembly of Ubangi-Shari in April 1952. Constituent Legislative Assembly was established in December 1958. The 50-member Legislative Assembly of the CAR (
Assemblée législative de la RCA) began its functions in February 1959. It was replaced by National Assembly on 12 December 1960.
Jean-Bédel Bokassa dissolved the National Assembly in 1966 and imprisoned a number of its deputies. The constitution of
Central African Empire in 1976 outlined the National Assembly with elections planned in 1979, however, Bokassa was overthrown before the elections took place. a bicameral institution known as Congress, of which the National Assembly was the lower house; the upper house was called the Economic and Regional Council (). In 2013, it was planned to dissolve the National Assembly by Jan 11, 2014 and hold new legislative elections, according to a ceasefire agreement signed between the government and the
Seleka rebel coalition on Jan 11, 2013 in
Libreville,
Gabon. According to the agreement, a national unity government will be formed and a prime minister will be chosen from the opposition parties. The National Assembly formed following
elections held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, and had a total of 105 members. The National Assembly is the lower house of the
Parliament of the Central African Republic since the ratification of the
Constitution of the Central African Republic on 27 March 2016. The Senate was abolished upon the adoption of the
2023 constitution, and the National Assembly became the sole chamber of the unicameral legislature. ==See also==