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Youlou

American  
[yoo-loo] / ˈju lu /

noun

  1. Fulbert 1917–72, African political leader: president of the Republic of Congo (now People's Republic of the Congo) 1959–63.


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She wrote that after Guinea became independent, she used this influence to advise the CAR's new President Barthélemy Boganda, persuading him stand down in a diplomatic row with Congo-Brazzaville's post-independence leader, Fulbert Youlou.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

Last week, on the third anniversary of his country's independence, Youlou was reversed right out of office by an explosion of his people's pent-up discontent.

From Time Magazine Archive

Youlou promised labor a say in a new, single-party government that he planned to proclaim.

From Time Magazine Archive

President Fulbert Youlou, a high-living priest and close ally of Katanga's Tshombe, tolerates no opposition; is friendly to U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tremors became serious last August, when mobs of unemployed overthrew President Fulbert Youlou in the ex-French Congo across the Congo River in Brazzaville.

From Time Magazine Archive

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