Ange Diawara
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Ange Diawara was a politician and military figure from the Republic of the Congo
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Diawara was born in Sibiti
. When the National Revolutionary Council (CNR) was established in August 1968, Diawara became First Vice-President of the CNR Executive Board in charge of Defense and Security; he was subsequently a founding member of the Congolese Party of Labour
(PCT) in December 1969 and became Secretary of the CNR Executive Board in charge of Defense and Security. He was included on the PCT Political Bureau
, formed on December 31, 1969, as First Political Commissar to the Army, and was a government minister. He was Minister of Equipment, Agriculture, Water Affairs, and Forestry, and on June 13, 1971 he was additionally assigned the Development portfolio.
When the PCT Political Bureau was reduced to five members in December 1971, Diawara remained a member of the Political Bureau and was placed in charge of the Permanent Commission of the Army. Diawara led a failed coup d'état
against President Ngouabi in February 1972. Fleeing Brazzaville
, Diawara and the other conspirators were eventually captured and killed in April 1973.
Diawara was married to Adélaïde Mougany
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Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
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Diawara was born in Sibiti
Sibiti
Sibiti is a town located in the Lékoumou Region of the Republic of the Congo. It is also the region's capital and Sibiti District seat....
. When the National Revolutionary Council (CNR) was established in August 1968, Diawara became First Vice-President of the CNR Executive Board in charge of Defense and Security; he was subsequently a founding member of the Congolese Party of Labour
Congolese Party of Labour
The Congolese Party of Labour , founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, is the ruling political party of the Republic of the Congo...
(PCT) in December 1969 and became Secretary of the CNR Executive Board in charge of Defense and Security. He was included on the PCT Political Bureau
Politburo
Politburo , literally "Political Bureau [of the Central Committee]," is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties.-Marxist-Leninist states:...
, formed on December 31, 1969, as First Political Commissar to the Army, and was a government minister. He was Minister of Equipment, Agriculture, Water Affairs, and Forestry, and on June 13, 1971 he was additionally assigned the Development portfolio.
When the PCT Political Bureau was reduced to five members in December 1971, Diawara remained a member of the Political Bureau and was placed in charge of the Permanent Commission of the Army. Diawara led a failed coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
against President Ngouabi in February 1972. Fleeing Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
, Diawara and the other conspirators were eventually captured and killed in April 1973.
Diawara was married to Adélaïde Mougany
Adélaïde Moundélé-Ngollo
Yvonne Adélaïde Moundélé-Ngollo is a Congolese political figure, currently serving in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, in charge of the Craft Industry...
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