Gilbert Pongo
Gilbert-Pierre Pongo | |
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Born | 22 April 1927 Boma, Belgian Congo |
Died | 20 February 1961 (aged 33) Stanleyville, Free Republic of the Congo |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Allegiance | Congo DR Congo |
Service/ | Sûreté Coloniale Sûreté Nationale |
Years of service | ?–1961 |
Rank | Major |
Battles/wars | Congo Crisis |
Children | Aimée M'Pongo |
Gilbert-Pierre Pongo (22 April 1927 – 20 February 1961) was a Congolese politician and intelligence officer who briefly served as an inspector of the Sûreté Nationale of the fledgling Democratic Republic of the Congo and as a communications liaison. He oversaw the capture of deposed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba in 1960. His role in the affair led to his execution by Lumumba's supporters in February 1961. He was also known for being the father of Congolese singer M'Pongo Love.
Biography
Gilbert-Pierre Pongo was born on 22 April 1927 to a
Pongo acted as a deputy member of the
In November, the deposed prime minister,
Citations
- ^ a b Mpisi 2003, p. 389.
- ^ a b Afrique élite 1989, p. 89.
- ^ a b CRISP 1960, p. 125.
- ^ Makombo 2015, p. 18.
- ^ Lipsey 2013, p. 457.
- ^ Makombo 2015, p. 20.
- ^ Kanza 1994, pp. 318–319.
- ^ Heinz & Donnay 1976, p. 87.
- ^ Kanza 1994, p. 325.
- ^ Hoskyns 1965, p. 317.
References
- "Afrique élite". Afrique Élite (in French). 35–48. Paris: Elite internationale. 1989. ISSN 0299-8572.
- Congo 1960. Les Dossiers du C.R.I.S.P. (in French). Brussels: Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques. 1960.
- Heinz, G.; Donnay, H. (1976). Lumumba Patrice: les cinquante derniers jours de sa vie (in French). Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques.
- Hoskyns, Catherine (1965). The Congo Since Independence: January 1960 – December 1961. London: Oxford University Press.
- ISBN 0-87073-901-8.
- Lipsey, Roger (2013). Hammarskjöld: A Life (illustrated ed.). University of Michigan Press. ISBN 9780472118908.
- Makombo, Jean-Marie Mutamba (2015). Autopsie du gouvernement au Congo-Kinshasa: Le Collège des Commissaires généraux (1960-1961) contre Patrice Lumumba (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782336392158.
- Mpisi, Jean (2003). Tabu Ley "Rochereau": innovateur de la musique africaine (in French). L'Harmattan. ISBN 9782747557351.