The African dictator Bokassa's castle in Hardricourt near Paris on January 13, 2011. The French castle that once belonged to African dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa has sold for 915,000 euros.The dilapidated 'Chateau d'Hardricourt' was bought by an anonymous bidder at an auction in Versailles. Bokassa spent several years living in the mansion in the western Paris suburb of Hardricourt after he was overthrown as leader of the Central African Republic (CAR) in 1979. "Electricity, water, heating - all need to be overhauled," Pascal Koerfer, lawyer for the administrator of the Bokassa estate. The prop

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• Date taken: 13 January 2011
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The African dictator Bokassa's castle in Hardricourt near Paris on January 13, 2011. The French castle that once belonged to African dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa has sold for 915, 000 euros.The dilapidated 'Chateau d'Hardricourt' was bought by an anonymous bidder at an auction in Versailles. Bokassa spent several years living in the mansion in the western Paris suburb of Hardricourt after he was overthrown as leader of the Central African Republic (CAR) in 1979. "Electricity, water, heating - all need to be overhauled, " Pascal Koerfer, lawyer for the administrator of the Bokassa estate. The property overlooking the Seine comes with 10, 000 square metres (108, 000 sq ft) of surrounding parkland, a house for a caretaker and a double garage. Photo by Thierry Orban/ABACAPRESS.COM