Kasa-Vubu Territory

	Kasa-Vubu Territory Kasa-Vubu is a Congolese name which may refer to: * Joseph Kasa-Vubu, the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Justine Kasa-Vubu Justine M'Poyo Kasa-Vubu (born 14 April 1951) is a Congolese politician and leader of a small political party, the Movement of the Congolese Democrats (''Mouvement des démocrates congolais''), for whom she stood as a Presidential candidate in th ..., a Congolese politician Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa, a district of Kinshasa named in honour of Joseph Kasa-Vubu * Kasavubu (wrestler), American professional wrestler {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Joseph Kasa-Vubu Joseph Kasa-Vubu, alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, ( – 24 March 1969) was a Congolese politician who served as the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) from 1960 until 1965. A member of the Kongo ethnic group, Kasa-Vubu became the leader of the Alliance des Bakongo (ABAKO) party in the 1950s and soon became a leading proponent of Congo's independence from Belgian colonial rule. He then became the country's first president in a coalition with Patrice Lumumba as prime minister. Less than a week after the country's independence in 1960, their government was confronted by the Congo Crisis, a series of secession movements and rebellions. During this time, Kasa-Vubu, a centrist, clashed with the leftist Lumumba when the latter ordered assistance from the Soviet Union, leading to a political deadlock. Kasa-Vubu then dissolved Lumumba's government, accusing it of having communist sympathies. Following Lumumba's execution in 1961, Kasa- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Justine Kasa-Vubu Justine M'Poyo Kasa-Vubu (born 14 April 1951) is a Congolese politician and leader of a small political party, the Movement of the Congolese Democrats (''Mouvement des démocrates congolais''), for whom she stood as a Presidential candidate in the 2006 elections. Life She is the daughter of Joseph Kasa-Vubu, the first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was a candidate in the Congolese presidential elections of July 2006, but obtained only 0.44% of the votes in the first round. After her father died and Joseph-Désiré Mobutu took over, she went into exile with the rest of her family, first to Algeria and then to Switzerland, where she finished her studies. She wound up living in Belgium and there graduated from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL). She worked in Geneva for the High Commissioner for the Refugees of the UN. She went back to Belgium to continue her work at the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters and in Central African stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa Kasa-Vubu is a municipality (''commune'') in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa. Formerly known as Dendale, the town's name derives from the first president of the Congo after independence, Joseph Kasa-Vubu Joseph Kasa-Vubu, alternatively Joseph Kasavubu, ( – 24 March 1969) was a Congolese politician who served as the first President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Republic of the Congo) from 1960 until 1965. A member of the Kong ..., who was elected mayor of the commune in 1957. Demographics References See also Communes of Kinshasa Funa District {{DRCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]