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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

Even with these handicaps, Adoula can boast some progress toward stability.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now Adoula proposed including them in a reconciliation government while at the same time kicking out the white mercenaries who had provided much-needed leadership for the Congo's ragtag army.

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