Joseph Iléo
Joseph Iléo | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Congo-Léopoldville | |
| In office 5 September 1960 – 20 September 1960 | |
| President | Joseph Kasa-Vubu |
| Preceded by | Patrice Lumumba |
| Succeeded by | Albert Ndele |
| In office 9 February 1961 – 2 August 1961 | |
| President | Joseph Kasa-Vubu |
| Preceded by | Justin Marie Bomboko |
| Succeeded by | Cyrille Adoula |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1921 Léopoldville, Belgian Congo (Now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
| Died | 19 September 1994 (aged 73) Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Congolese National Movement (Kalonji) |
Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), later called Sombo Amba Ileo,[1] was a politician in the Republic of the Congo and was prime minister for two periods.
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]
After independence and later life
Iléo was voted into the Senate and then voted its president on 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 his successor, Albert Ndele, he 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]
In April 1990, he founded the PDSC, and was chairman of the party until his death. He died on 19 September 1994.[2]
References
- ^ "Democratic Republic of the Congo". Cartage. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "ILEO SONGO AMBA Joseph". Assemblée nationale. National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Zaire Chronology of Important Events". Country Studies Series. Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. December 1993. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- ^ "USA/Africa: New Data on Murder of Lumumba". University of Pennsylvania – African Studies Center. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2008.
- 1921 births
- 1994 deaths
- People from Kinshasa
- Presidents of the Senate (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Presidents of the National Assembly (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Mouvement National Congolais politicians
- Democratic Social Christian Party politicians