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Joseph Iléo

Joseph Iléo

Congolese Prime Minister (1921–1994)

Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), subsequently Zairianised as Sombo Amba Iléo,[1] was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods.

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Early life

Joseph Iléo was born on 15 September 1921.[2] In 1956, he was one of the authors of Manifeste de la Conscience Africaine, which demanded the right of Africans to self-rule.

In 1958, he was one of the founders of the Mouvement National Congolais. When the movement split a year later, he joined the camp led by Albert Kalonji.[3]

Career

Joseph Iléo at a later age

Iléo was voted into the Senate and then voted its president in June 1960. Upon the dismissal of then-prime minister Patrice Lumumba, Iléo was declared prime minister by Congolese president, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, on 5 September 1960. He held the post until 20 September 1960.[4]

Under Kasa-Vubu's successor, Justin Marie Bomboko, Ileo served as Minister of Information. He was again declared prime minister on 9 February 1961. He remained in this post until 2 August 1961.

From March to December 1979 Iléo served as President of the National Assembly.[2]

Later life

In April 1990, he founded the Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien, serving as chairman of the party until his death. He died on 19 September 1994, aged 73.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Cartage. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  2. [2]
    "ILEO SONGO AMBA Joseph". Assemblée nationale. National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 28 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Zaire Chronology of Important Events". Country Studies Series. Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. December 1993. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
  4. [4]
    "USA/Africa: New Data on Murder of Lumumba". University of Pennsylvania – African Studies Center. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
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