Victor Koumorico
Victor Koumorico | |
|---|---|
President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 25 July 1961 – September 1962 | |
| Deputy | Isaac Kalonji |
| Preceded by | Joseph Iléo |
| Succeeded by | Isaac Kalonji |
| President of Lac Léopold II Province | |
| In office September 1962 – December 1963 | |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Zagabie |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 22 June 1966 Léopoldville, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Political party | UNILAC (Parti National du Progrès) |
Victor Koumorico (also spelled Kumoriko, Komoriko, or Koumoriko) (died 22 June 1966) was a Congolese politician who served as
Biography
Victor Koumorico belonged to the Ekonda ethnic group.
Political career
In the first elections of the
Koumorico strongly advocated for the creation of a new "Lac Léopold II Province" dominated by the Ekonda.[7] Once the central government agreed to its creation, he presented himself as a candidate for the provincial presidency. He was given widespread support from local political leaders and subsequently became the first President of Lac Léopold II Province in September 1962.[8] He terminated his senate mandate to focus on his provincial responsibilities.[9] Over the course of 1963 the political situation in the province deteriorated due to disagreements on representation in the governing institutions and the location of the capital. Koumorico proposed a conference to reconcile differences and the creation of a new political party, the PANALAC. Despite initial receptiveness from opposition figures, Koumorico's political position continued to decline and by September a rival government had been formed.[10] His government dissolved in December.[11]
On 30 May 1964 Koumorico was appointed Extraordinary Commissionaire for
Citations
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2019, p. 379.
- ^ Young 2015, p. 280.
- ProQuest 115293389.
- ^ a b CRISP 1961, NOTICE BIOGRAPHIQUES.
- ^ CRISP 1961, II - LES TENTATIVES DE REUNIFICATION ET DE LEGITIMATION.
- ^ a b Omasombo Tshonda 2019, p. 439.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2019, pp. 379–380.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2019, p. 386.
- ^ Bonyeka 1992, p. 401.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2019, p. 388.
- ^ Omasombo Tshonda 2019, p. 389.
- ^ CRISP 1965, p. 71.
- ^ "Tshombe Assassination Bid". West Africa. September 1965. p. 1117.
- ^ Gerard-Libois & Verhaegen 2015, p. 332.
References
- Bonyeka, Bomandeke (1992). Le Parlement congolais sous le régime de la Loi fondamentale (in French). Kinshasa: Presses universitaire du Zaire. OCLC 716913628.
- Congo 1964 (in French). Brussels: Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques. 1965. OCLC 16518788.
- ISBN 9781400875436.
- Omasombo Tshonda, Jean, ed. (2019). Mai-Ndombe. Mosaïque de peuples établie sur un patrimoine naturel (PDF). Provinces (in French). Tervuren. ISBN 978-9-4926-6955-1.)
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- Young, M. Crawford (2015). Politics in Congo: Decolonization and Independence (reprint ed.). Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1-4008-7857-4.