Jacques Opangault
Jacques Opangault | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo | |
| In office April 1957 – 28 November 1958 | |
| Succeeded by | Fulbert Youlou |
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| Born | 13 December 1907 |
| Died | 20 August 1978 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Political party | Mouvement Socialiste Africain |
Jacques Opangault (13 December 1907 – 20 August 1978) was a Congolese politician. The founder of the Mouvement Socialiste Africain (MSA; English: African Socialist Movement), he competed with Félix Tchicaya's Parti Progressiste Congolais (PPC; English: Congolese Progressive Party) during two-party rule in Congo during the 1950s.
Life[]
He was born on 13 December 1907, in . In 1947, he was elected to the Territorial Assembly. In 1957, he was prime minister of the provisional government. In 1959, he was jailed after riots in Brazzaville.[1][2] From June 1961 to April 1962, he was vice president under Fulbert Youlou. In 1963, he was arrested, after the fall of his government. He retired from politics.[3]
He died on 20 August 1978.[3]
References[]
- ^ David Anderson; Richard Rathbone (January 2000). Africa's Urban Past. James Currey Publishers. pp. 285–. ISBN 978-0-85255-761-7.
- ^ Mark R. Lipschutz (1989). Dictionary of African Historical Biography. University of California Press. pp. 254–. ISBN 978-0-520-06611-3.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Harris M. Lentz (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1250–. ISBN 978-1-134-26497-1.
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