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Alphonse Songolo was born in 1927 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was a Congolese musician and composer who was a pioneer of Congolese rumba. He was a member of the influential African Jazz band, and was known for his unique style of guitar playing. Alphonse Songolo's age is 93 years old as of 2021. He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m). He has not revealed his physical stats at this time. Alphonse Songolo is possibly single. He has not revealed any information about his dating life. Alphonse Songolo's family is not known at this time. Alphonse Songolo was a member of the influential African Jazz band, and was known for his unique style of guitar playing. He was also a composer and arranger, and wrote many of the band's songs. He was a major influence on the development of Congolese rumba. Alphonse Songolo's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million as of 2021. He earned most of his wealth from his career as a musician and composer.

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Age 34 years old
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Born 1927
Birthday 1927
Birthplace Belgian Congo (Now Congo-Kinshasa)
Date of death 20 February 1961 - Stanleyville, Free Republic of the Congo - (Now Kisangani, Congo-Kinshasa)
Died Place Stanleyville, Free Republic of the Congo (Now Kisangani, Congo-Kinshasa)
Nationality Republic of the Congo

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1961

Alphonse Songolo (1927 – 20 February 1961) was a Congolese politician who served as the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)'s first Minister of Communications. He was a prominent member of the Mouvement National Congolais in Stanleyville and a close partner of Patrice Lumumba. However, in October 1960 he denounced Lumumba and was shortly thereafter imprisoned by pro-Lumumba authorities. He was executed in February 1961 in retaliation for the deaths of several pro-Lumumba politicians.

On 3 October Songolo, in spite of previously having a close working relationship with the deposed prime minister, led a group of MNC parliamentarians in denouncing Lumumba. At a press conference he derided both Lumumba and the MNC, saying that the party should be renamed the "Mouvement National Communiste". On 17 October Songolo and a number of like-minded deputies returned to Stanleyville and were immediately arrested by local authorities sympathetic to Lumumba. There were rumors that Songolo was poorly treated in custody, but a United Nations commission later found no visible evidence to substantiate the allegations. However, on the morning of 20 February 1961 Songolo and 14 other political prisoners were shot in Stanleyville after news broke that the central government had allowed for the execution of several pro-Lumumba politicians in South Kasai.

1960

In 1960 he was elected as a representative from Orientale Province as a member of the MNC to serve in the Chamber of Deputies of the newly independent Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) with 2,593 preferential votes. Patrice Lumumba, leader of the MNC and long-time associate of Songolo, became prime minister. He included Songolo in his government as Minister of Communications. The government was officially invested by Parliament on 24 June 1960.

1927

Alphonse Songolo was born in 1927 in the Belgian Congo as a member of the Lokele ethnic group. He received his education at the Frères Maristes de Kisangani et de Buta, graduating in 1946. Afterwards he worked in the colonial administration, including service as secretary for the governor of Orientale Province. In April 1953 Songolo became assistant secretary of the Stanleyville chapter of the Association du Personnel Indigene de la Colonie, a labour union. In 1959 he was elected as mayor of the commune of Kabondo in Boma. He also became president of the local chapter of the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC), serving in the position into the following year. In December he was arrested for his political activities.