Albert Fourvelle (born December 17, 1916, Mabirou) was a Congolese politician. Fourvelle was of mixed African-European heritage. He worked as a trader, and became an active socialist. In 1952 he was elected to the Territorial Assembly (by the second college). He was re-elected in 1957 as a candidate of the

African Socialist Movement African Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Socialiste Africain, MSA) was a political party in French West Africa. The MSA was formed following a meeting of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière (SFIO) federations of Cameroon, Ch ...

(MSA) from Alima-Lefini.Wagret, Jean-Michel.
Histoire et sociologie politiques de la République du Congo "Brazzaville"
'. Paris: Pichon & Durand-Auzias, 1963. p. 236 On December 8, 1958, he was named a minister in the government of

Fulbert Youlou Abbé Fulbert Youlou (29 June,In ''African Powder Keg: Revolt and Dissent in Six Emergent Nations'', author Ronald Matthews lists Youlou's date of birth as 9 June 1917. This date is also listed in ''Annuaire parlementaire des États d'Afrique noi ...

(along with another socialist member of the assembly). The members of his party reacted negatively to him joining Youlou's cabinet, calling it a breach of party discipline. He was expelled from MSA on January 20, 1959. Fourvelle subsequently joined Youlou's

UDDIA The Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests (French: ''Union démocratique de défense des intérêts africains'', UDDIA) was a conservative, Francophile A Francophile, also known as Gallophile, is a person who has a strong affinit ...

party.Gauze, René, Virginia Thompson, and Richard Adloff.
The Politics of Congo-Brazzaville
'. Stanford: Calif, 1973. p. 75

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