André Matsoua
André Grenard Matswa (Matsoua in French; 17 January 1899 – 13 January 1942) was a Republic of the Congo, Congolese Lari (ethnic group), Lari anti-colonial activist born near Manzakala-Kinkala in then French Congo, Middle Congo, a rare influential figure in Congolese politics before independence in 1960. He inspired a messianic cult, Matswanism or Matsouanism, that emerged in the French Equatorial African capital, Brazzaville. Life Matswa or Matsua (in Kikongo) was born in 1899 in a small village of Loukoua-Nzoko in French Congo. In 1925, he joined the Senegalese Tirailleurs and participated in the Rif War. In 1926, Matsoua founded Amicale des Originaires de l'A.E.F., a self-improvement group, while living in Paris. He attended events sponsored by the French Communist Party and helped develop black-based trade unions. Many came to consider Matsoua as a divine prophet, sent by God to liberate the Congolese from the French. According to author Victor T. Le Vine, Matsoua was compar ...
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