Anicet Kashamura

Anicet Kashamura
Minister of Information of Congo-Léopoldville
In office
24 June 1960 – 5 September 1960
President Joseph Kasa-Vubu
Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba
Succeeded by Jean Bolikango
Personal details
Born (1928-12-17)17 December 1928
Kalehe, Kivu Province, Belgian Congo
Died 18 August 2004(2004-08-18) (aged 75)
Political party Centre du Regroupement Africain

Anicet Kashamura (17 December 1928 – 18 August 2004) was a Congolese politician.

Biography

Anicet Kashamura was born in 1928 in the locality of Kalehe in Kivu Province, Belgian Congo. From 1948 to 1956 he worked as accountant for different agencies of the colonial administration. Afterwards he became a journalist and entered politics.[1] In 1958 he co-founded the Centre du Regroupement Africain (CEREA) party. Following Congolese independence in 1960, Kashamura became Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba's minister of information, until himself and Lumumba were dismissed by President Joseph Kasa-Vubu on 5 September.[2]

After Laurent-Désiré Kabila seized power in the Congo in May 1997, Kashamura was appointed chairman of a commission charged with drafting a new constitution for the country.[2] He died on 18 August 2004.[3]

Citations

  1. ↑ Sík 1966, p. 300.
  2. 1 2 Kisangani 2016, p. 339.
  3. ↑ CEDAF 2004, p. 389.

References

  • Cahiers africains (in French). 65-70. Belgium: Centre d'étude et de documentation africaines. 2004.
  • Kisangani, Emizet Francois (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442273160.
  • Sík, Endre (1966). The History of Black Africa. 4 (seventh ed.). Akadémiai Kiadó.


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