Encyclopaedia Britannica: Joseph Kasavubu | President of Congo (DRC), Independence Leader
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Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Joseph Kasa-Vubu, alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, was a Congolese politician who served as the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1960 until 1965.
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politics · 1st President of the Republic of the Congo · politician · also Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Joseph kasavubu, Kasa-Vubu
Born 1 January 1910 · Died 24 March 1969 · Q206048
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Times Higher Education: President Joseph Kasa-Vubu University
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1997· 1 entry
Was appointed a cabinet minister by Laurent Kabila and then ambassador to Belgium
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1969· 1 entry
Died 1969-03-24.
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1963· 1 entry
In the form of the Kwilu and Simba rebellions, which were both later defeated by 1965
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1960· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960–1965).
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Defeating Jean Bolikango, his former political mentor
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1957· 1 entry
And he was elected mayor of the Dendale district of the city
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1956· 1 entry
Was in charge of accounting for all of the administration's general stores
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1936· 1 entry
And was admitted to the Kabwe seminary in Kasai Province
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1927· 1 entry
Kasa-Vubu enrolled in primary school at the third-year level
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1910· 1 entry
Born 1910-01-01.
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