Fulbert Youlou
Abbé Fulbert Youlou (29 June,[1] 17 June[2] or 19 July 1917[3] – 6 May 1972) was a laicized Brazzaville-Congolese Roman Catholic priest, nationalist leader and politician. Became the first President of Congo-Brazzaville on its independence.
Fulbert Youlou | |
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 Fulbert Youlou in 1963 | |
| 1st President of the Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 15 August 1960 – 15 August 1963 | |
| Vice President | Stéphane Tchichelle Jacques Opangault |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Alphonse Massemba-Débat |
| 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 8 December 1958 – 21 November 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Opangault |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished, 1959–1963; Alphonse Massemba-Débat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1917[1][2][3] Madibou, Moyen-Congo |
| Died | 6 May 1972 (aged 54) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Political party | Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests |
Fulbert Youlou Media
Youlou's home region of Pool.
The crocodile, symbol of the UDDIA.
The Ivoirien Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Abbé Fulbert Youlou in 1958
Congolese stamp produced in 1907 by the colonial government.
Fulbert Youlou meeting with President Kennedy during his 1961 trip to the United States
General Charles de Gaulle.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In African Powder Keg: Revolt and Dissent in Six Emergent Nations, author Ronald Matthews lists Youlou's date of birth as 9 June 1917. This date is also listed in Annuaire parlementaire des États d'Afrique noire, Députés et conseillers économiques des républiques d'expression française (1962). Matthews (1966), p. 169; Annuaire parlementaire des États d'Afrique noire: Députés et conseillers économiques des républiques d'expression française, Paris: Annuaire Afrique, 1962, OCLC 11833110
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American Experience, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and K. Anthony Appiah list Youlou's date of birth as 17 June 1917. Appiah & Gates (1999), p. 2036
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Encyclopedia of World Biography by Gale Research Company lists Youlou's date of birth as 19 July 1917. Gale Research Company (1999), p. 466