Talk:Free Republic of the Congo

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http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/dag/docs/congo61.pdf

Head of State Free Republic of the Congo
Dear fellow wikipedians,

On 12 December 1960, Gizenga proclaimed that Stanleyville became the seat of the central government and provisional capital of the Republic. To my knowledge, in terms of public law, the Stanleyville government never 'revoked' Kasavubu as the Congo's head of state. On this page, as well as the List of heads of government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the List of heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gizenga features as the Head of State of the Free Republic of the Congo. The source mentioned does not claim that he was the Head of State, it only states that "Lumumba's associate, Antoine Gizenga, establishes a rival Congolese regime in Stanleyville." (p. xix) Did anyone find a source that claims Gizenga was the Head of State of the Free Republic of the Congo, next to the Head of Government? CBJH (talk) 18:45, 20 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I've altered this. Gizenga argued that he was acting Prime Minister, as Lumumba's second-in-command. Lumumba did try to declare Congolese President Kasa-Vubu deposed at one point and doubtless Gizenga would have supported him, but I do not recall Gizenga ever trying to claim he held the presidency. Such assertions should be removed without an explicit source. -Indy beetle (talk) 01:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC)