Antoine Gizenga Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Antoine Gizenga, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Democratic Republic of the Congo.

3 records1960–20063 events3 places

Chronological biography

1960

Stanleyville Rival GovernmentDecember 1960

Government / Government of the Congo · Deputy Prime Minister · Stanleyville

Establishes a rival administration in Stanleyville claiming to preserve Patrice Lumumba's political authority.

1961

Joins Adoula CoalitionAugust 1961

Government / Government of the Congo · Deputy Prime Minister · Leopoldville

Accepts a deputy premiership in Cyrille Adoula's coalition as parliament attempts to reunify the country.

2006

Appointment as Prime Minister30 December 2006

Government / Government of the Congo · Prime Minister of DR Congo · Kinshasa

Kabila appoints veteran politician Gizenga to form the first government under the new constitution.

Titles and roles

Deputy Prime Minister · Prime Minister of DR Congo

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.