Joseph Kasa-Vubu

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Joseph Kasa-Vubu was a Congolese nationalist leader and statesman who served as the first president of an independent Congo following the end of Belgian colonial rule.

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instanceOf head of state
human
nationalist leader
politician
cameToPowerAsResultOf independence elections of 1960
countryOfCitizenship Belgian Congo NERFINISHED
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1910-1917 (approximate, year uncertain)
dateOfDeath 1969-03-24
educatedAt Catholic mission schools in Belgian Congo
endTime 1965-11-24 (as President of the Republic of the Congo)
ethnicGroup Kongo people
familyName Kasa-Vubu NERFINISHED
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
hasRole founding father of Congolese independence
headOfGovernment Cyrille Adoula NERFINISHED
Moise Tshombe NERFINISHED
Patrice Lumumba NERFINISHED
Évariste Kimba NERFINISHED
knownFor being the first president of an independent Congo
leadership of ABAKO party
languageSpoken French
Kikongo
memberOf Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO) NERFINISHED
movement Congolese nationalism
nativeLanguage Kikongo
notableWork leadership in the Congolese independence movement
occupation civil servant
teacher
officeContested President of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) NERFINISHED
partOf history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
placeOfBirth Kisantu region, Belgian Congo NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology African nationalism
positionHeld President of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)
head of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
president of ABAKO NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
removedFromOfficeBy coup d’état led by Joseph-Désiré Mobutu
replacedBy Joseph-Désiré Mobutu NERFINISHED
residence Léopoldville (now Kinshasa) NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantEvent Congo Crisis NERFINISHED
dismissal of Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba
independence of the Congo from Belgium
startTime 1960-06-30 (as President of the Republic of the Congo)

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