Justin Bomboko

Justin-Marie Bomboko Lokumba Is Elenge (22 September 1928 – 10 April 2014), was a Congolese politician and statesman. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Congo. He served as leader of the Congolese government as chairman of the College of Commissioners. He also served as Foreign Minister for three different tenures: 1960–1963, 1965–1969, and again in 1981. Bomboko died from a long-illness in Brussels, Belgium, aged 85.

In this Congolese name, the surname is Bomboko and the post-surname is Lokumba Is Elenge.
Justin Bomboko
Bomboko in 1960
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners-General of Congo-Léopoldville
In office
3 October 1960 – 9 February 1961
PresidentJoseph Kasa-Vubu
DeputyAlbert Ndele
Preceded byJoseph Iléo (as Prime Minister)
Succeeded byJoseph Iléo (as Prime Minister)
Personal details
Born22 September 1928
Boleke, Belgian Congo
(Now Congo-Kinshasa)
Died10 April 2014(2014-04-10) (aged 85)
Brussels, Belgium
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