Thomas Kanza
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Thomas Rudolphe Kanza or Nsenga Kanza was a Congolese diplomat. He was one of the first Congolese nationals to graduate from a university. From 1960 to 1962, he served as the Democratic Republic of th
Thomas Kanza
The first Congolese government. Kanza stands eighth from the right (back row, obscured).
Free Republic of the Congo
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The Free Republic of the Congo, often referred to as Congo-Stanleyville, was a short-lived rival government to the Republic of the Congo based in the eastern Congo and led by Antoine Gizenga.
Thomas Kanza
…1960, the Assembly voted to recognize Kasa-Vubu's delegation, thereby subverting Kanza. He then served as the representative for Antoine Gizenga's brief rival government based in Stanleyville. In 1962, Kanza, having rejoined the central government, was transferred to be chargé d'affaires of the United Kingdom embassy…
Antoine Gizenga
Central government soldiers from the raid on Bukavu detained in Stanleyville