Jean Kasa-Vubu

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Congolese_National_Movement
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Leopard
gptkbp:birthDate 1910-03-24
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jean_Kasa-Vubu_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Establishment of the Republic
gptkbp:culturalImpact Promoted_Congolese_culture
gptkbp:deathDate 2007-03-24
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Strengthened ties with Western nations
gptkbp:economicActivity Nationalization of resources
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Liège
gptkbp:famousPerson A_prominent_figure_in_Congo's_history.
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold War era politics
gptkbp:historicalRole Key_figure_in_African_politics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First leader of independent Congo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean Kasa-Vubu
gptkbp:image Jean Kasa-Vubu.jpg
gptkbp:influence Post-colonial_politics_in_Congo
gptkbp:influenced Laurent-Désiré Kabila
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Léopold_Sédar_Senghor
gptkbp:internationalRelations Pro-Western stance
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Congolese_independence_movement
gptkbp:knownFor First President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Symbol_of_Congolese_independence
gptkbp:nationality Congolese
Bantu
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Léopoldville
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Kinshasa
gptkbp:politicalParty Mouvement National Congolais
Conflict_with_Mobutu_Sese_Seko
gptkbp:politicalPosition Nationalism
Influence on future leaders
gptkbp:politicalRole 1950s-1960s
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:President_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_Kasa-Vubu
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:retired 1965-01-24
gptkbp:role Leader during transition to independence
gptkbp:signature Signature of Jean Kasa-Vubu.svg
gptkbp:spouse Marie_Kasa-Vubu
gptkbp:successor Mobutu Sese Seko
gptkbp:termEnd 1965-01-24
gptkbp:termStart 1960-06-30