Joseph Midiburo
DR Congolese politician (1930–2008)
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Joseph Midiburo (1930 – 13 June 2008) was a Congolese politician who served as the third President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Joseph Midiburo | |
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| President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| In office 3 March 1963 – September 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Bertin Mwamba |
| Succeeded by | Yvon Kimpiobi |
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| Born | 1930 Bwisha, Rutshuru Territory, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 13 June 2008 (aged 77–78) |
| Party | Rassemblement de l'Est du Congo Centre du Regroupement Africain |
Early life
Joseph Midiburo was born in 1930 in Bwisha, Rutshuru Territory, Belgian Congo.[1] He could speak Kinyarwanda.[2] He underwent four years of secondary education and took correspondence courses on accounting.[3]
Midiburo founded the Rassemblement de l'Est du Congo (RECO/REKO) party, which later merged with the Centre du Regroupement Africain (CEREA).[4] He subsequently became a vice president of the party.[5] He served on the Executive College of the Goma territory.[3]
Career
Midiburo was elected to the first Congolese Chamber of Deputies in May 1960 on a CEREA ticket from the North Kivu constituency.[6] On 21 June, he was elected 74 votes to 55 to become the Second Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies.[7]
In October he was made a member of a commission assembled by deposed Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba tasked with managing his relations with the United Nations Operation in the Congo.[8] He briefly served in the Stanleyville government from late 1960 until he returned to the capital, Léopoldville, in mid-1961.[6]
Midiburo was elected First Vice-President of the Chamber on 24 July 1961.[1][9] In October 1962 he was arrested by Cyrille Adoula's government on charges of subversion, but he was released several weeks later.[4] He was elected President of the Chamber on 3 March 1963.[10]
In April 1963, Parliament resolved to create a joint committee to prepare revisions for the constitution. Though the presiding officers of both houses nominally chaired the committee together, Midiburo was left responsible for leading the panel.[11] He served as President of the Chamber until September 1965.[10] He took part in organising the Conference Nationale Souveraine of the early 1990s.[1]