Kasavubu
Americannoun
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Joseph Kasavubu became president following the 1960 election, held a month before independence, and Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2018
Last month Welbeck was declared persona non grata by Congolese President Joseph Kasavubu, but refused to leave.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even as they were preparing to announce the Congo's imminent independence, Joseph Kasavubu, 42, the top Congolese leader, stomped out of the conference and disappeared for two weeks.
From Time Magazine Archive
During his five-year term, which ends in December, Kasavubu had used his constitutional powers to hire and fire three Premiers, and he seemed to be moving against Moise.
From Time Magazine Archive
African names roll apart like the heads of dried flowers crushed idly between thumb and forefinger—Ngoma, Mukenge, Mulele, Kasavubu, Lumumba.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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