Joseph Iléo
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Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), subsequently Zairianised as Sombo Amba Iléo,[1] was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods.
Early life
Joseph Iléo was born on 15 September 1921.[2] In 1956, he was one of the authors of Manifeste de la Conscience Africaine, which demanded the right of Africans to self-rule.
In 1958, he was one of the founders of the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC). Whereas Patrice Lumumba represented the more revolutionary wing of the MNC, calling for both political and socio-economic independence, Iléo was closer to Congolese comprador elites who sought to eliminate discriminatory obstacles within an otherwise "neocolonial" status quo.[3] When the movement split a year later, he joined the camp led by Albert Kalonji.[4]
Career
Iléo was voted into the Senate and then voted its president in June 1960. Upon the dismissal of then-prime minister Lumumba, Iléo was declared prime minister by Congolese president, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, on 5 September 1960. He held the post until 20 September 1960.[5]
Under Kasa-Vubu's successor, Justin Marie Bomboko, Ileo served as Minister of Information. He was again declared prime minister on 9 February 1961. He remained in this post until 2 August 1961.
From March to December 1979 Iléo served as President of the National Assembly.[2]
Later life
In April 1990, he founded the Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien, serving as chairman of the party until his death. He died on 19 September 1994, aged 73.[2]
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