Charles Assemekang

Charles Assemekang (16 June 1926 – 8 December 1999) was a Congolese politician.

Biography

Charles Assemekang was born in Souanké on 16 June 1926. He was educated at the Institut des hautes études d'Outre-Mer and obtained a doctorate in law. He became president of the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Congo. In 1969 he was named Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was also a Central Committee member of the Congolese Party of Labour. In December 1971 his political career was cut short, as he was expelled from the party for 'occult practices'.[1] He died in Bondy, France on 8 December 1999, at the age of 73.[2]

References
  1. Bazenguissa-Ganga, Rémy. Les voies du politique au Congo: essai de sociologie historique. Paris: Karthala, 1997. pp. 202, 425
  2. "Chalres Assemekang". MatchID. Retrieved 30 August 2023.


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