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Moïse Tshombe

1919 - 1969

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Moïse Kapenda Tshombe (sometimes written Tshombé; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 1969) was a Congolese businessman and politician. He served as the president of the secessionist State of Katanga from 1960 to 1963 and as prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1964 to 1965. Tshombe was born to an aristocratic Lunda family and ran several businesses in Katanga Province before becoming involved in politics, cofounding the pro-Western, anti-communist CONAKAT party in 1958 and advocating for autonomy for Katanga province. Following the country's accession to independence in June 1960, Tshombe became president of the autonomous province, and soon came into conflict with the central government's leftist prime minister, Patrice Lumumba. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Moïse Tshombe is the 1,816th most popular politician (up from 3,137th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Congolese Politician.

Moïse Tshombe was a Congolese politician who was the President of the Katanga Province during the Congo Crisis.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Moïse Tshombe ranks 1,816 out of 19,576. Before him are Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Yejong of Joseon, Cyaxares, Sancho I of Portugal, Aung San, and Clovis II. After him are Gerard de Ridefort, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Kayqubad I, Al-Adil I, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and Al-Musta'sim.

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Among people born in 1919, Moïse Tshombe ranks 16. Before him are Kim Jong-suk, Joseph Murray, G. E. M. Anscombe, Giulio Andreotti, Choi Kyu-hah, and Zhao Ziyang. After him are William Lipscomb, Desmond Doss, Matilde Camus, Walter Scheel, Fausto Coppi, and Pierre Trudeau. Among people deceased in 1969, Moïse Tshombe ranks 31. Before him are Jack Kerouac, Robert Taylor, Vesto Slipher, Dominique Pire, Levi Eshkol, and Otto Dix. After him are Arthur Friedenreich, Witold Gombrowicz, Sonja Henie, Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Abdirashid Shermarke, and Josef von Sternberg.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moïse Tshombe ranks 3 out of 107. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), and Mobutu Sese Seko (1930). After him are Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Denis Mukwege (1955), Claude Makélélé (1973), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), and Joseph Kabila (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among politicians born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Moïse Tshombe ranks 3. Before him are Patrice Lumumba (1925), and Mobutu Sese Seko (1930). After him are Laurent-Désiré Kabila (1939), Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Jean-Pierre Bemba (1962), and Joseph Iléo (1921).

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