Joseph Iléo | |
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 Iléo in 1960 | |
| 2ndPrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 5 September 1960 – 20 September 1960 | |
| President | Joseph Kasa-Vubu |
| Preceded by | Patrice Lumumba |
| Succeeded by | Justin Marie Bomboko(as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General) |
| In office 9 February 1961 – 2 August 1961 | |
| President | Joseph Kasa-Vubu |
| Preceded by | Justin Marie Bomboko(as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General) |
| Succeeded by | Cyrille Adoula |
| President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 22 June 1960 – 5 September 1960 | |
| Deputy | Jacques Masangu (First Vice-President) Joseph Okito (Second Vice-President) |
| Succeeded by | Victor Koumorico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1921 |
| Died | 19 September 1994(1994-09-19) (aged 73) Brussels, Belgium |
| Party | Mouvement National Congolais Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien(1990–1994) |
Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), subsequentlyZairianised asSombo Amba Iléo,[1] was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods.
Joseph Iléo was born on 15 September 1921.[2] In 1956, he was one of the authors ofManifeste de la Conscience Africaine, which demanded the right of Africans to self-rule.
In 1958, he was one of the founders of theMouvement National Congolais (MNC). WhereasPatrice Lumumba represented the morerevolutionary wing of the MNC, calling for both political and socio-economic independence, Iléo was closer to Congolesecomprador 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 byAlbert Kalonji.[4]
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 theNational Assembly.[2]
In April 1990, he founded theParti 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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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 5 September 1960 – 20 September 1960 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 9 February 1961 – 2 August 1961 | Succeeded by |