Abel Thauley-Ganga (born 20 September 1920) was a Congolese

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ist and politician. He became treasurer of the CGAT trade union confederation.Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy.
Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique
'. Paris: Karthala, 1997. p. 446 In 1953 he was elected as an alternate member of the executive committee of the

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, representing

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. He was born in Kinkala. Thauley-Ganga was one of the key leaders of the 1963 revolution. After the revolution, he served as ambassador to the Soviet Union for a period.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Thauley-Ganga, Abel 1920 births Possibly living people Republic of the Congo politicians Republic of the Congo trade unionists