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Joseph Kasa-Vubu Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Joseph Kasa-Vubu, based on 10 World History Database records associated with Democratic Republic of the Congo.

10 records1959–196510 events1 places

Chronological biography

1959

Immediate Independence DemandJanuary 1959
Politics / Mouvement National Congolais · President of ABAKO · Leopoldville

Uses the political crisis after the Leopoldville riots to press Belgium for rapid Congolese independence.

Banned ABAKO Rally4 January 1959
Government / Government of the Congo · President of ABAKO · Leopoldville

Authorities ban an ABAKO meeting, contributing to riots and accelerating Belgian decolonisation plans.

Release from Belgian DetentionMarch 1959
Government / Government of the Congo · President of ABAKO · Leopoldville

Belgian authorities release Kasa-Vubu after detaining him following the January disturbances.

1960

Election as President24 June 1960
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

Parliament elects Kasa-Vubu as the first President of the independent Congo.

Dismissal of Lumumba5 September 1960
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

Kasa-Vubu announces Lumumba's dismissal amid a constitutional struggle over executive authority.

College of Commissioners20 September 1960
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

Kasa-Vubu formally appoints the temporary College of Commissioners backed by Mobutu.

1961

Reopening of Parliament22 July 1961
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

Kasa-Vubu reconvenes Parliament to create a broader central government.

1964

Democratic Republic Name1 August 1964
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

The state adopts the name Democratic Republic of the Congo under the new constitution.

Luluabourg Constitution1 August 1964
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

Kasa-Vubu promulgates a federal constitution expanding provincial powers and executive institutions.

1965

Dismissal of Moise Tshombe13 October 1965
Government / Government of the Congo · President of Congo · Leopoldville

Kasa-Vubu dismisses Tshombe despite his alliance's electoral strength.

Titles and roles

President of ABAKO · President of 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.