 MESAN won every seat again in the 1964 elections, whilst Dacko was re-elected as President in an unopposed election.On 31 December 1965, General Jean-Bédel Bokassa, a cousin of both Boganda and Dacko, seized power in the CAR through a coup d'état.The next day, 1 January 1966, he proclaimed himself president, prime minister, and head of MESAN.