Léon Engulu
Congolese politician (1934–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Léon Engulu, or Engulu Baangampongo Bakokele Lokanga[lower-alpha 1] (1 April 1934 – 4 February 2023) was a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was prominent in the politics of Équateur Province in the period leading up to and following independence in 1960, and was governor of various provinces between 1962 and 1970. From 1970 to 1997 he occupied various senior positions in the governments of president Mobutu Sese Seko. From 2003 to 2018 he was a senator.
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Léon Engulu Baangampongo Bakokele Lokanga | |
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President, then Governor of Cuvette Centrale Province | |
In office September 1962 – 25 April 1966 | |
Preceded by | Laurent Eketebi (as governor of Équateur) |
Succeeded by | self (as governor of Équateur) |
Governor of Équateur | |
In office 25 April 1966 – 3 January 1967 | |
Preceded by | self (as governor of Cuvette Centrale) |
Succeeded by | Jonas Mukamba Kadiata Nzemba |
Governor of Kivu | |
In office 3 January 1967 – 9 August 1968 | |
Preceded by | Denis Paluku |
Succeeded by | Léonard Monga |
Governor of Katanga | |
In office 1968–1970 | |
Preceded by | Denis Paluku |
Succeeded by | Henri-Désiré Takizala |
Minister of Public Works | |
In office 1970–1974 | |
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
In office 1977–1979 | |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 1990–1991 | |
Senator | |
In office 2003–2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1934-04-01)1 April 1934 Coquilhatville, Belgian Congo |
Died | 4 February 2023(2023-02-04) (aged 88) Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Occupation | Politician |
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