With a dose of brash confidence, Mr. Bedel likes to call Fueguia the first South American luxury brand.

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In 1966, President David Dacko of the Central African Republic was overthrown in a coup by Jean-Bedel Bokassa.

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As the afternoon wore on, there were even reminders of the Central African Republic's troubled past under Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa.

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He allowed Jean Bedel Bokassa, a former sergeant in the French army, to overthrow David Dacko in the Central African Republic in 1965.

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Though Mr. Bedel sources many of the 800 ingredients in France, he has teamed up with small-scale farms in Argentina, Peru and Paraguay to grow some of the essential elements.

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