Fulbert Youlou
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Key facts
- Vice president
- Stéphane Tchichelle , Jacques Opangault
- Preceded by
- None
- Succeeded by
- Alphonse Massemba-Débat
- Born
- ( 1917-07-19 ) 19 July 1917, Madibou, Moyen-Congo
- Died
- 6 May 1972 (1972-05-06) (aged 54), Madrid , Spanish State
- Party
- Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of the Congo
- Place of birth
- Brazzaville
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Fulbert Youlou (cropped).JPG
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- date of birth
- 1917-07-19
- date of death
- 1972-05-05
- Commons category
- Fulbert Youlou
- name in native language
- Fulbert Youlou
- place of burial
- Brazzaville
- cause of death
- hepatitis
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Fulbert Youlou (19 July 1917 – 6 May 1972) was a Congolese nationalist leader and former Catholic priest who became the first President of the Republic of the Congo upon its independence in 1960.
In August 1960, Youlou led his country into independence. In December 1960, he organised an intercontinental conference in Brazzaville, wherein he praised the advantages of economic liberalism and condemned communism. Youlou disappointed many when he imposed a single-party system and imprisoned union leaders in August 1963; this led to the revolution of the Trois Glorieuses (English: "Three Glorious Days"). Charles de Gaulle despised Youlou and France refused to assist him. Youlou resigned thereafter in the face of overwhelming opposition to his governance.
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