Cyrille Adoula (born September 13, 1921 in Léopoldville – died May 24, 1978 in Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Congolese politician. Adoula was the premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, then called the Republic of the Congo, from 2 August 1961 to 30 June 1964. A graduate of the Saint Joseph Institute and the first native African employee of the Congo Central Bank, Adoula, with Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Iléo, founded the Mouvement National Congolais in 1958. Formerly a senator, Adoula's reign was difficult, with the threat of civil war always near. Generally following the policies of former premier Lumumba, Adoula even had the same vice-premier: (Antoine Gizenga, who was removed from his post in January 1962.) September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Kinshasa - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Location within Switzerland Lausanne (46° 31′ 10″ N, 6° 37′ 56″ E) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France). ... Look up Democratic Republic of the Congo on Wiktionary, the free dictionary News allAfrica - Congo-Kinshasa news headline links Le Congo Sans Frontieres news headline links (in French) Le Soft government-supporting newspaper (in French) Yahoo! News Full Coverage - DR Congo news headline links Overviews CIA World Factbook - Democratic Republic... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Patrice Lumumba Patrice Emery Lumumba (July 2, 1925 - January, 1961) was an African nationalist leader and the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo when it declared its independence in June 1960. ... The Mouvement National Congolais (English: Congolese National Movement, MNC) is a pro-independence group that emerged in the colonized Belgian Congo. ... A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ...

Adoula attempted negotiation talks with Moise Tshombe, president of the secessionist Katanga province, but failed to reach any meaningful agreement. UN Secretary-General U Thant proposed a plan to end the secession of Katanga, but Tshombe made no moves to implement it. In response, Adoula demanded that the UN intervene, and place the plan into effect, by force if necessary — Tshombe surrendered on 15 January 1963. Moise Kapenda Tshombe (November 10, 1919 - June 29, 1969) was a Congolese politician. ... Capital Lubumbashi Created June 1960 Dissolved January 1963 Demonym Katangan Katanga is the southern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regional capital Lubumbashi (formerly Elizabethville). ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945. ... A large number of international organizations and other bodies have a Secretary General or Secretary-General as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities. ... Maha Thray Sithu U Thant (January 22, 1909 – November 25, 1974) was a Burmese diplomat and the third Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1961 to 1971. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In order to solidify his moderate stance of leadership, in July 1963 Adoula removed his cabinet ministers with the most extreme views, attempting to create a group with a balance of Katanga and Lumumbist members, and a few months later submitted a new federal constitution to the parliament. However, various rebellions continued, and Adoula resigned in 1964 to be replaced by Tshombe. He was then the ambassador to the United States and Belgium, and then became foreign minister from 1969 until 1970, when he retired from politics.