Alphonse Ilunga

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Alphonse Ilunga
Minister of Public Works of the Republic of the Congo
In office
24 June 1960 – 12 September 1960
PresidentJoseph Kasa-Vubu
Prime MinisterPatrice Lumumba
In office
9 February 1961 – July 1962
Prime MinisterJoseph Iléo
Cyrille Adoula
Minister of Art, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of the Congo
In office
12 September 1960 – 20 September 1960
Prime MinisterJoseph Iléo
Personal details
Born25 December 1931

Alphonse Ilunga or Ilunga Dibwe Luakamanyabo (born 25 December 1931) is a Congolese politician.

Biography

Alphonse Ilunga was born on 25 December 1931

Kasai, Belgian Congo[2] into the Katawa clan of the Lulua.[3] He later worked as a clerk for the Kasai Brewery.[2] In 1958 he was elected to the Ndesha communal council and then subsequently appointed to the Luluabourg city council.[4] His familial relations to the customary chief Kalamba Mangole contributed to his political success.[3] He participated in the Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference from January to February 1960 as a delegate for the Parti National du Progrès.[4]

Ilunga served as the first Congolese Minister of Public Works under Prime Minister

Joseph-Désiré Mobutu's seizure of power later that year, Ilunga was able to retain government positions due to the influence of Kalamba and his uncle Bakole wa Ilunga, Archbishop of Kananga.[3] He reprised his role as Minister of Public Works on 16 August 1968, serving until 31 July 1969. In 1970 he was elected to the National Assembly.[4]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Mulumba & Makombo 1986, p. 117.
  2. ^ a b Ganshof Van Der Meersch 1960, p. 70.
  3. ^ a b c Matsanza 2010, p. 129.
  4. ^ a b c d Mulumba & Makombo 1986, p. 118.
  5. ^ CRISP no. 120 1961, paragraph 95.
  6. ^ Young 1965, p. 346.

Bibliography

  • Ganshof Van Der Meersch, Walter Jean (1960). Congo, mai-juin 1960 (in French). Brussels: Ministry of African Affairs, Belgium.
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  • Matsanza, Guy Aundu (2010). État et partis au Congo-Kinshasa: l'ethnicité pour légitimité (in French). L'Harmattan. .
  • Mulumba, Mabi; Makombo, Mutamba (1986). Cadres et dirigeants au Zaïre, qui sont-ils?: dictionnaire biographique (in French). Kinshasa: Editions du Centre de recherches pédagogiques.
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  • "Onze mois de crise politique au Congo". Courrier Hebdomadaire du CRISP (in French) (120). Brussels: Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques: 1–24. 1961. .
  • Young, Crawford (1965). Politics in the Congo: Decolonization and Independence. Princeton: Princeton University Press. .