Joseph Kasa Vubu

Joseph Kasa Vubu (1917–March 24, 1969) was the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a period of 5 years, (1960–1965). Image File history File links Pres. ... Image File history File links Pres. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

As leader of the ABAKO (Association des Bakongo) movement of his own lower Congo river Bakongo people, Kasa Vubu was elected president by the Congo's new national assembly, taking office upon the country's independence from Belgium (June 30, 1960). June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The new republic was immediately disrupted by political and military strife and regional secessionist movements, while the central government was paralyzed by conflict between the conservative Kasa Vubu and his nationalistic prime minister Patrice Lumumba. Patrice Lumumba Patrice Emery Lumumba (2 July 1925 - 17 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. ...

On September 5 Kasa Vubu and Lumumba each announced the other's dismissal, creating a stalemate that was only ended on September 14 with army commander Joseph Mobutu's seizure of power in support of Kasa Vubu. Lumumba was later handed to secessionist forces in the southern province of Katanga and killed. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (or Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga; October 14, 1930 - September 7, 1997) was the President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. ... Capital Lubumbashi Created June 1960 Dissolved January 1963 Demonym Katangan Currency Katanga franc Katanga is the southern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regional capital Lubumbashi (formerly Elizabethville). ...

Over the next five years, Kasa Vubu presided over a succession of weak governments, in July 1964 appointing former Katangan secessionist leader Moise Tshombe prime minister to use European mercenaries against leftist rebels. Mobutu seized power a second time on November 25, 1965, this time deposing Kasa Vubu and subsequently declaring himself head of state. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Moise Kapenda Tshombe (November 10, 1919 - June 29, 1969) was a Congolese politician. ... Mercenary (disambiguation). ... Mobutu Sese Seko Nkuku wa za Banga (or Mobutu Sese Seko Koko Ngbendu Wa Za Banga; October 14, 1930 - September 7, 1997) was the President of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...

See also

• Belgian Congo
• History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Belgian Congo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between King Léopold IIs formal relinquishment of personal control over the state to Belgium on 15 November, 1908, to the dawn of Congolese independence on 30 June, 1960. ... The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria. ...

External links

• http://www.kasa-vubu.info/
• http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0827153.html

Preceded by: Position created on independence from Belgium

President of the Republic of Congo 1960–1965 Flag 1960–1963 Flag 1963–1965

Succeeded by: Mobutu Sese Seko