Joseph Iléo

Joseph Iléo (15 September 1921 – 19 September 1994), subsequently Zairianised as Sombo Amba Iléo, was a Congolese politician and was prime minister for two periods.

Joseph Iléo
Iléo in 1960
2nd Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
5 September 1960  20 September 1960
PresidentJoseph Kasa-Vubu
Preceded byPatrice Lumumba
Succeeded byJustin Marie Bomboko (as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General)
In office
9 February 1961  2 August 1961
PresidentJoseph Kasa-Vubu
Preceded byJustin Marie Bomboko (as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General)
Succeeded byCyrille Adoula
President of the Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
22 June 1960  5 September 1960
DeputyJacques Masangu
(First Vice-President)
Joseph Okito
(Second Vice-President)
Succeeded byVictor Koumorico
Personal details
Born15 September 1921
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
(Now Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Died19 September 1994(1994-09-19) (aged 73)
Brussels, Belgium
Political partyMouvement National Congolais
Parti Démocrate Social Chrétien (1990–1994)
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