Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Belgian Congo
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Jean Bolikango 🇨🇩

Jean Bolikango Akpolokaka (Known as "Le Grand Sage de la Bangala")
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Information, Educational Pioneer, PUNA Founder
Born 1909-02-04 🇨🇩 Léopoldville (Kinshasa), Belgian Congo
Passed Away 1982-02-17 Liège, Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lifespan 73 years old
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"The classroom is where the sovereign soul of a free nation is patiently constructed."

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Respected educator and founding father of Congolese civil administration who taught thousands of future leaders, founded the PUNA party, and served as Deputy Prime Minister during the early years of the republic.

Biographical Record

Jean Bolikango was born on February 4, 1909, in Léopoldville. For three decades, Bolikango served as a master teacher and school principal at the Saint-Joseph Institute, training an entire generation of Congolese intellectuals and civil servants who later governed the nation.

President of the Association of Indigenous Personnel of the Colony (APIC), he founded the Parti de l'Unité Nationale (PUNA). Appointed Minister of Information in 1960 and Deputy Prime Minister in 1961, Bolikango was widely regarded as a voice of moderation and national unity during the secession crises.

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Final Resting Place

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Gombe Cemetery (Cimetière de la Gombe)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
GPS: -4.3120, 15.2950
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