Fulbert Youlou
Fulbert Youlou | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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.
References
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 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
- 1 2 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