Alphonse Songolo
Alphonse Songolo | |
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| Minister of Communications of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 24 June 1960 – 14 September 1960 | |
| President | Joseph Kasa-Vubu |
| Prime Minister | Patrice Lumumba |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Iléo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 Mouvement National Congolais |
Alphonse Songolo (1927 – 20 February 1961) was a Congolese politician who served as the
Biography
Early life and education
Alphonse Songolo was born in 1927 in the Belgian Congo as a member of the Lokele ethnic group.[1] He received his education at the Frères Maristes de Kisangani et de Buta, graduating in 1946.[2]
Career
Songolo worked in the colonial administration, including service as secretary for the governor of
In 1960 he was elected as a representative from
On 5 September, President Joseph Kasa-Vubu dismissed Lumumba and appointed Joseph Iléo to replace him. Iléo chose to keep Songolo in his government.[8]
Coup and downfall
On 14 September Colonel
On 17 October Songolo and a number of like-minded deputies returned to Stanleyville and were immediately arrested by local authorities sympathetic to Lumumba.[9] There were rumors that Songolo was poorly treated in custody, but a United Nations commission later found no visible evidence to substantiate the allegations.[10]
Death
On the morning of 20 February 1961 Songolo and 14 other political prisoners were shot in Stanleyville after news broke that the central government had allowed for the execution of several pro-Lumumba politicians in South Kasai.[11]
References
Citations
- ^ CRISP 1961, p. 127.
- ^ a b c Verhaegen 1975, p. 83.
- ^ Makombo 2005, p. 43.
- ^ Bantu 1960, PROVINCE ORIENTALE – SIEGES A POURVOIR.
- ^ Bonyeka 1992, p. 386.
- ^ a b "Troops in Congo". The Cincinnati Enquirer. United Press International. 4 October 1960. p. 10.
- ^ Kanza 1994, p. 103.
- ^ Willame 1990, p. 404.
- ^ a b Hoskyns 1965, p. 240.
- ^ Hoskyns 1965, pp. 306, 312.
- ^ Hoskyns 1965, p. 317.
Bibliography
- Bantu, Mupenda, ed. (9 June 1960). "LA TABLE RONDE A L'HEURE DE LA VERITE" (PDF). Remarques Congolaises (in French). Brussels.
- Bonyeka, Bomandeke (1992). Le Parlement congolais sous le régime de la Loi fondamentale (in French). Kinshasa: Presses universitaire du Zaire. OCLC 716913628.
- Congo 1960 (in French). Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques. 1961.
- Hoskyns, Catherine (1965). The Congo Since Independence: January 1960 – December 1961. London: Oxford University Press. OCLC 414961.
- ISBN 978-0-87073-901-9.
- Makombo, Mutamba (2005). Patrice Lumumba, correspondant de presse, 1948-1956 (in French) (2nd ed.). L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782747580137.
- Verhaegen, Benoît (1975). Kisangani, 1876-1976 [i.e. dix-huit cent soixante-seize--dix-neuf cent soixante-seize]: La population (in French). Presses universitaires du Zaïre.
- Willame, Jean-Claude (1990). Patrice Lumumba: la crise congolaise revisitée (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 9782865372706.
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