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Jacques Opangault
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
In office
April 1957 – 28 November 1958
Succeeded by Fulbert Youlou
Personal details
Born(1907-12-13)13 December 1907
Ikagna
Died20 August 1978(1978-08-20) (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 Ikagna. 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

  1. ^ David Anderson; Richard Rathbone (January 2000). Africa's Urban Past. James Currey Publishers. pp. 285–. ISBN  978-0-85255-761-7.
  2. ^ Mark R. Lipschutz (1989). Dictionary of African Historical Biography. University of California Press. pp. 254–. ISBN  978-0-520-06611-3.
  3. ^ 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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Position created
Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville
1957-1958
Succeeded by
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jacques Opangault
1st Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo
In office
April 1957 – 28 November 1958
Succeeded by Fulbert Youlou
Personal details
Born(1907-12-13)13 December 1907
Ikagna
Died20 August 1978(1978-08-20) (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 Ikagna. 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

  1. ^ David Anderson; Richard Rathbone (January 2000). Africa's Urban Past. James Currey Publishers. pp. 285–. ISBN  978-0-85255-761-7.
  2. ^ Mark R. Lipschutz (1989). Dictionary of African Historical Biography. University of California Press. pp. 254–. ISBN  978-0-520-06611-3.
  3. ^ 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.
Political offices
Preceded by
Position created
Prime Minister of Congo-Brazzaville
1957-1958
Succeeded by

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