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Fulbert Youlou was the first President of the Republic of Congo, serving from 1960 to 1963. He was born on 19 November 1917 in Brazzaville, French Equatorial Africa (now the Republic of Congo), to Alphonse Youlou and Jeanne Akouala. Youlou was an ethnic Lari and a Roman Catholic priest. He was ordained in 1946 and served as a parish priest in Brazzaville for several years. He became involved in...

Joseph Kasavubu was the first President of the Republic of the Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He served from June 30, 1960, to November 25, 1965. Background and History: Kasavubu was born on December 10, 1910, in Tshela, Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). He was a member of the Bakongo ethnic group. Kasavubu was educated at the Catholic mission school in...