She received only rudimentary instruction in reading and writing in a Catholic school and learned cooking and sewing.

She had a strong personality and was enterprising, making her popular among the village women and an informal leader in the community.

[2] Domitien mobilized the population with her speeches in Sangho, helped unite different groups and created a sense of national identity.

The country became independent in 1960 and Domitien collaborated with the first president of the Central African Republic, David Dacko, and the commander-in-chief, Jean-Bédel Bokassa.

She served as a political adviser both to the leaders and to ordinary people, trying to reconcile different interests and improve the living standards of the population.

Dacko ruled in an authoritarian way and the country soon became a one-party state with MESAN as the sole legal party.

[5] Domitien married twice; her first husband was Jean Baka who was an accountant in a river company and commuted back and forth between Bangui and Brazzaville.

Later, Domitien married Mr Ngouka-Langadiji who was mayor and ran a coffee plantation in the Mobaye region east of the capital.