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Adoula

American  
[ah-doo-luh] / ɑˈdu lə /

noun

  1. Cyrille 1922–78, African statesman: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961–64.


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Adoula soon arrived on an official visit and, at a White House lunch in his honor, looked around and asked, “Where is Carlucci?”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2018

Wearily, Adoula offered repeated concessions, such as a revised constitution to give Katanga greater local autonomy in a federal Congo.

From Time Magazine Archive

Premiers Patrice Lumumba and Cyrille Adoula proved unable to resolve the "contention."

From Time Magazine Archive

Central Government Premier Adoula gestured toward the broad Congo waters outside his window as he told newsmen: "Gentlemen, six weeks of patient negotiations have just gone down the river."

From Time Magazine Archive

When and if that happens, Cyrille Adoula clearly would like to pick up the pieces where he left them six months ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

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