Cyrille Adoula
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Cyrille Adoula was a Congolese trade unionist and politician. He was the prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, from 2 August 1961 until 30 June 1964.
Adoula in 1963
Cyrille Adoula with United States President John F. Kennedy in 1962
Adoula in 1964
Joseph Iléo
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Joseph Iléo, subsequently Zairianised as Sombo Amba Iléo, was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods.
Cyrille Adoula
…with AFL–CIO unionist Irving Brown. In October 1958 a group of Léopoldville évolués including Adoula, Patrice Lumumba, Gaston Diomi Ndongala and Joseph Iléo established the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC). Diverse in membership, the party sought to peacefully achieve Congolese independence, promote the…
Iléo in 1960
Joseph Iléo at a later age