André Bo-Boliko Lokonga Monse Mihambo (15 August 1934 – 30 March 2018) was a Congolese politician. He served as the First State Commissioner of Zaire from 6 March 1979 to 27 August 1980. From 1967 to 1980, he was secretary-general of the National Union of Zairian Workers (''Union Nationale des Travailleurs du Zaïre'', UNTZa).

Early life

André Bo-Boliko Lokonga was born on 15 August, 1934 in Lobamiti,

Bandundu Province Bandundu is one of eleven former provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It bordered the provinces of Kinshasa and Bas-Congo to the west, Équateur (former province), Équateur to the north, and Kasai-Occidental to the east. The provi ...

Belgian Congo The Belgian Congo (, ; ) was a Belgian colonial empire, Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960 and became the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Repu ...

Career

He served as President of the Legislative Council of Congo (and later Zaire) from December 1970 until March 1979. In 1990 he joined

Joseph Iléo Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), subsequently Authenticité (Zaire), Zairianised as Sombo Amba Iléo, was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods. Early life Joseph Iléo was born on 15 Septembe ...

in founding the

Democratic Social Christian Party The Democratic Social Christian Party () is a political party in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is headed by former Mobutu Sese Seko, Mobutu-era prime minister André Bo-Boliko Lokonga, and was co-founded by Lokonga and Joseph Ileo in 19 ...

Death

He died in Brussels, Belgium on 30 March 2018, at the age of 83.

References

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