Jean-Félix Tchicaya

Jean-Felix Tchicaya (Known as "Tchicaya")

First Congolese Deputy to French National Assembly, Founder of PPC, RDA Co-Founder

Born 1903-11-09

Libreville, Gabon

Passed Away 1961-01-16 Pointe-Noire, Congo

Lifespan 57 years old

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"The voice of the African in parliament is not a petition for favours, but a proclamation of natural rights."

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First Congolese deputy elected to the French National Assembly in 1945, founder of the Parti Progressiste Congolais (PPC), and co-founder of the RDA in Bamako.

Biographical Record

Jean-Felix Tchicaya was born on November 9, 1903, in Libreville to Vili parents from Pointe-Noire. Educated at the École Normale William Ponty, he worked as a schoolteacher and served in the Free French Forces during World War II.

In 1945, Tchicaya made history by being elected as the first African deputy representing Middle Congo and Gabon in the French Constituent Assembly. In 1946, he co-founded the Rassemblement Democratique Africain (RDA) in Bamako alongside Felix Houphouet-Boigny and founded the Parti Progressiste Congolais (PPC). He served in the French parliament continuously until 1958, relentlessly defending African civil liberties and opposing forced labour.

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Final Resting Place

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Pointe-Noire Central Cemetery
Pointe-Noire, Congo

                         GPS: -4.7972, 11.8500                    

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